LDK Solar Co. (LDK), the world’s second- largest maker of wafers, cut 5,554 workers this year after plunging prices cut margins to record lows amid a shakeout that’s claimed thousands of renewable-energy jobs, according to a Bloomberg report today.
Derrick Noe has become the second senior executive to leave Suzlon Energy Ltd. India’s biggest wind turbine maker, after resigning his position as chief financial officer (CFO) of the company’s German unit, Repower SE. Suzlon Group’s CFO Robin Banerjee quit last month to be replaced by Kirti Vagadia, the head of corporate finance.
India's fast-growing clean and green sector is expected to create about one million new jobs over the next two years, offering employment opportunities in diverse areas, according to experts in the field.
This report by the World Bank spells out what the world would be like if it warmed by 4 degrees Celsius, which is what scientists are nearly unanimously predicting by the end of the century, without serious policy changes.
Companies in Asia reveal expectations that regulations that could lead to rising costs for reporting and reducing GHG emissions will also be the main sources of climate-related business opportunities.