The wind energy industry employs 370,000 people in Europe, however, if countries act on their goals, 600,000 jobs will be needed by 2030 and finding and skilling is one of the biggest challenges that the continent is facing, according to Giles Dickson, CEO of WindEurope.
At a session held at the ONS 2024 conference in Stavanger, Norway, Dickson stated that taking people from the fossil fuels sector is not enough and they should be sought in other sectors, such as military, defense and coal mining, with the industry urged to act quickly and focus on education, on-the-job upskilling, and reskilling for a just transition.