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Actually, Spain is quite unique. It decided to go hell for leather into the green economy... and destroyed its economy instead. Every 'green job' cost two traditional jobs. Back in Sept 09, the Washington Post was holding Spain up as a shining example of how the green economy could save the planet and the US economy. Fortunately, for Americans, no one listened.
German Environment Ministry has published study
http://www.bmu.de/files/pdfs/allgemein/application/pdf/broschuere_erneuerbar_beschaeftigt_bf.pdf
Jobs in renewable energy
2004 ---- 160.000
2009 ---- 340.000
Sucks to pick countries, which witness financial-economic crisis like Spain and hold renewable-energy subject responsible for economic crisis.
Why don`t you pick Germany, which invests a lot more then Spain into renewable-energy and is still witnessing economic growth and decreasing unemployment rates?
Hmmmm, maybe you should talk to some Germans about how things are going.
BMWi - Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology - Press Releases - The Economic Situation in the Federal Republic of Germany in February 2009 [1]
German unemployment falls for sixth straight month Economic Report - MarketWatch
Industry is down 20% and the only reason why more people aren't out of work is because of government subsidies which allow workers to get 80% of their salaries while only working part time.