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unemployment rate was high, but low when compared to previous years. Spain has had extremely high unemployment rates since it went democratic over 30 years ago. However, Spain's unemployment rates have been historically low during all of the years they have invested in renewable energy. Most credible economists believe Spains bursting real estate bubble is the primary cause of Spain's high unemployment rate. Calzada never even factors in the bubble. Caldaza is an admitted climate change denier and speaks regularly to climate change denial groups. He is backed by ExonMobil, who has spent over $16 million to fund climate change skeptic groups as part of a "tobacco-like disinformation campaign on global warming science." The purpose of the study was not to point out flaws in Spain's economic policy, but to raise doubt and shut down support for similar policies in the US. There are other flaws with the study, too numerous to list here, but I wrote a post with statistics and a response from an offical from Spain on my blog at: http://greeneconomypost.com/debunk-spanish-study-green-jobs-1582.htm