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The report indicated that the 18 per cent year-on-year leap reflected the strong growth of renewables generating capacity and the continued expansion of equipment manufacturing.

However, a closer look at the report’s data shows an uneven global picture. Nearly two-thirds of new global solar and wind capacity installed last year were in China.

China leads with an estimated 7.4 million renewable energy jobs or 46 per cent of the global total. The European Union was next, with 1.8 million jobs, followed by Brazil with 1.56 million jobs, and the United States and India with close to one million jobs each.

The strongest impetus continued to come from the rapidly growing solar photovoltaics sector, which supported 7.2 million jobs globally.

Of these, 4.6 million were in China, the dominant PV manufacturer and installer. Enabled by significant Chinese investments, Southeast Asia has emerged as an important export hub of solar PV, creating jobs in the region.

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