New Report Sheds Light on European Wind Industry

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The European wind industry contributed €36bn to the EU’s GDP in 2016, supports 263,000 jobs and generated €8bn of exports outside of Europe.

These are the main findings of a new report, ‘Local Impact, Global Leadership’ carried out by Deloitte for WindEurope and published today. The report also outlines what the wind industry saves Europe in terms of reduced fossil fuel imports (€32bn from 2011-2016) and CO? emissions (166 million tons of CO? in 2016) and what it contributes to government tax revenues (€4.9bn in 2016).   The report shows how wind energy creates value not only for the wind industry but for the... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope

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Windeurope, jobs, exports, Deloitte