This study 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. Whilst there are gaps...

This study draws on several sources of data and information in an attempt to build as robust a picture as possible of the trade in environmental products and services within the European Union (EU) and between the EU and the rest of the world. The sources used are: 1. Information from national...

This report provides a brief overview of the current status of renewable energy developments in the EU, together with an assessment of employment, manufacturing activity and export markets. It also gives an overview of the current status of renewable energy exploitation in Candidate Countries.

In the second half of 1999 Statistics Netherlands carried out an ad hoc project on environment-related employment in the Netherlands. The European Commission co-financed this project under the Community programme Environmental protection and employment. Direct environment-related employment in...