Analysis of the EU Eco-Industries, their Employment and Export Potential

19 de maio de 2002 English, Acervo, Curiosidades 184 Views

Analysis of the EU Eco-Industries, their Employment and Export
Potential

The environment directorate-general has published a report by ECOTEC
Research & Consulting Limited which has collated available
environmental expenditure data on the market for goods and services
produced by eco-industries in both the EU-15 and the Candidate
Countries, as the basis for describing the economic significance of the
sector, including employment levels.

The EU15 eco-industries supply 183 Bn Euros of goods and services a
year: 127 Bn Euro of pollution management and cleaner technology goods
and services, and 56 Bn Euros related to resources management. Direct
employment in the EU15 eco-industries amounts to over 2 million (FTE)
jobs. Estimates are also provided for the eco-industries of trhe
Candidate Countries, and the trends in this fast-growing and dynamic
sector.

The report is available from the Commission’s website at:

Summary of main report (pdf ~150K)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_
exec_sum.pdf

Full text of main report (pdf ~560K)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_
final_report.pdf

Technical Report: Candidate Countries (pdf ~350K)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_
candidate_countries.pdf

Technical Report: Trade and International Markets (pdf ~540K)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_
trade.pdf

Technical Report: Renewable Energy Sector (pdf ~480K)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/enveco/industry_employment/ecotec_
renewable_energy.pdf

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