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WindEurope: Will the Green Deal Be “Made in Europe?”
Official Press Release WindEurope:
EU industrial strategy – will the Green Deal be “made in Europe?”
When launching the European Green Deal in December President von der Leyen described it as the EU’s new growth strategy.
The Industrial Strategy to be launched by the European Commission will be a first test. Is this strategy supporting the industries that will deliver the European Green Deal? Wind power is already 15% of Europe’s electricity. It employs over 300,000 people, represents more than €25bn of new investments and exports €8bn of goods and services every year. The European Commission’s decarbonisation strategy says climate neutrality will need 5 times more wind energy capacity by 2050 than Europe has today. So wind is a natural pillar of the European Green Deal. But the wind industry in Europe... ... More: Official Press Release WindEurope
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- European Commission, Industrial Strategy, European Green Deal, jobs, Europe, electricity, under pressure
