Wind power in Denmark is now a EUR 10 billion annual industry employing 30,000 people (Danish Wind Industry Association, 2016). The Friends were established in June 2010 to support G20 and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' commitments to phasing out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies. In April 2015, the Friends launched the Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform Communique at the annual World Bank Springs meeting along with the support of the United States and France.