The installation of Danish turbines world-wide created another 4,000 jobs. Danish wind turbine manufacturers supply approximately half of the nameplate generating capacity in the world market. One may therefore estimate world-wide employment in the wind power industry to be in the range of 30,000 to 35,000 jobs in 1995. Mean sea level is expected to rise by 15-95 cm. Global warming due to anthropogenic emissions is now generally accepted as fact, and IPCC scientists expect major ecological changes to occur.
Wind energy is one of the most cost-effective energy options for reducing global warming.
It is a clean, renewable and sustainable means of electricity generation. Furthermore, wind energy does not create any dangerous waste products. It is indigenous, secure and freely available. In 3 to 4 months a modern wind turbine on an average site will generate as much energy as that used to manufacture it. Wind farms can be decommissioned, and sites fully restored, very easily.