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  • [New] Intel's investments are expected to create more than 10,000 company jobs and nearly 20,000 construction jobs, and to support more than 50,000 indirect jobs with suppliers and supporting industries. ESG News
  • [New] Intel's investment in Arizona is expected to create tens of thousands of indirect jobs across suppliers and supporting industries - on top of the nearly 30,000 manufacturing and construction jobs it will create, fostering a more resilient semiconductor supply chain in the U.S. The White House
  • For solar panels and wind turbines to operate, South Africa will have to redirect coal workers towards new jobs in the renewable energy sector, such as construction, electrical engineering and information technology. Climate Home
  • OBB points to studies demonstrating that €1 of investment in rail creates value of €2 for the national economy, and says that a €1bn investment project will generate around 15,000 jobs during the construction phase. International Railway Journal
  • In addition to the environmental benefits, the development of a hydrogen economy in Wyoming and the Western United States could create thousands of new jobs in a variety of fields, including engineering, construction, manufacturing, and operations. NewHydrogen, Inc.
  • Beyond construction, wind and solar farms typically require few workers to operate, and new clean energy jobs might not necessarily offer comparable wages or align with the skills of laid-off workers. oilprice.com
  • The hydrogen economy in Alberta could bring tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity during the construction phase, as well as thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars of economic activity during the project operations phase. Alberta.ca
  • Increased safe use of timber in construction in England will create an opportunity to increase demand for domestic timber, creating new green jobs, as well as stimulating further investment into domestic timber and wood processing supply chains. GOV.UK
  • The construction industry is a key driver of value creation in economies around the world with a projected annual job growth of about 12% to more than 200 million jobs worldwide. TVETA
  • Hydrogen technologies in the Humber area could support 16,000 direct jobs and £1.2 billion in direct GVA annually on average during the construction phase from 2024 to 2031 then up to 3,100 direct jobs on average in the operations maintenance of between 2032 and 2050 (Vivid Economics 2020 b). Institute for Public Policy Research
  • At the peak of construction work, Sizewell C will support 10,000 jobs nationwide, with 70% of the value of construction contracts in the supply chain going to UK businesses. The Engineer
  • Amazon's investments in data centers and infrastructure will create numerous construction and maintenance jobs, further driving employment opportunities. The CSR Journal
  • The first DAC plant at South Texas DAC Hub is expected to create around 2,500 new jobs in construction, operations, and maintenance. Future Timeline
  • A new battery gigafactory will be constructed in Somerset which would create up to 4,000 highly-skilled job s but if the UK backs away from an ambitious electric vehicle strategy, further investments in the battery value chain or jobs may not materialise. CleanTechnica
  • The UK Government has added a number of construction jobs to the Skilled Worker visa route that will now be eligible for visa sponsorship. Birketts
  • Deploying 6,000 MW of wind could support 9,648 construction jobs and 1,584 permanent jobs, while generating $89 million a year from sales taxes, generation taxes and property taxes. E&E News
  • The sectors that are likely to see a significant increase in the number of job opportunities with technological advancement in South Africa include healthcare (570,000 new jobs), construction (261,000) and other emerging services (152,000). How artificial intelligence will affect jobs in Africa
  • Labours plan is quite radical, with wind doing very well: Labour has set a target of 60 GW of offshore wind by 2030, 10 GW more than in the Conservative government's plans. Electricity Info
  • Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world's driest forests, the Dry Chaco, is cut down. BBC News
  • A team of conservation scientists are fighting 50 C heat and poisonous snakes in the world's driest forests of the Dry Chaco, to protect the under-threat species of Santa Fe frogs due to deforestation. ETV Bharat

Last updated: 24 March 2024



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