Coal mining jobs aren’t coming back. But clean energy is already creating millions of new ones

Apr 26, 2017

A wind turbine is seen over the panels of a solar power plant of Korea South East Power Co. (KOSEP) in Incheon, in this file photo taken September 30, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo - RTX2UWTH

The benefits of renewable energy are obvious: it’s giving us a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable planet to live on. Image: REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo

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