The sector’s characteristics. In the introduction, the authors of the report point out that the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste sectors are all “essential to the functioning of the economy, and therefore strongly regulated by government, aiming to guarantee availability and quality, as well as to restrict environmental impact as much as possible.” Gas and electricity are also characterized by their openness to the international market because of the liberalization of the sector, as well as recycling, although to a lesser extent since incineration and landfilling are dominated by national players. For its part, the Water market is exclusively managed at national level. According to Eurostat figures published in 2006, investment in new technologies, particularly greener technologies, is almost twice as high in these sectors as in the manufacturing industry.
ssible.” Gas and electricity are also characterized by their openness to the international market because of the liberalization of the sector, as well as recycling, although to a lesser extent since incineration and landfilling are dominated by national players. For its part, the Water market is exclusively managed at national level. According to Eurostat figures published in 2006, investment in new technologies, particularly greener technologies, is almost twice as high in these sectors as in the manufacturing industry.
Higher skills, fewer jobs. While electricity and gas are worth nearly three times as much as waste and water in terms of profit (€177 billion in 2006,) growth is higher in the last two sectors.
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