<p>There were an estimated 19,000 people employed in the onshore wind sector in 2013, including in the supply chain. [1] We now have enough onshore wind in the pipeline, including projects that have planning permission, to meet our 2020 renewable electricity objective of between 11-13GW of electricity from onshore while remaining within the limits of what is affordable. This pipeline of projects will deliver new jobs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <em>The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy: Report for 2010 to 2013</em> (March 2015) BIS: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416240/bis-15-206-size-and-performance-of-uk-low-carbon-economy.pdf</a></p><p> </p>