Wind power jobs to double in EU by 2020 -study

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Employment in the wind power industry will more than double in the European Union to around 330,000 in 2020, according to a report issued on Tuesday.

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) also called for greater investment in the renewable energy sector as governments seek to stimulate economic recovery.

“Wind power not only has the potential to satisfy the increasing electricity demand in a sustainable manner, it is also a significant and vital stimulus to economies,” EWEA Chief Executive Christian Kjaer said.

About 12 percent of European Union electricity is expected to come from wind power by 2020 as part of the bloc’s plan to fight climate change and to curb dependence on imports of gas and oil from exporters like Russia.

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