The wind energy sector has released a manifesto at the BNEF London summit calling on governments to “get serious” about the energy transition and work with the private sector to rapidly scale up wind and renewable energy installations.
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the world, with a record 93 gigawatts of installations in 2020. However, current growth rates are falling behind a net-zero trajectory and will only put us on-track for 43 percent of the wind capacity required by 2050, according to international energy institutions IRENA and the IEA. To get on track, annual wind energy installations worldwide must quadruple within the next decade.
More than 90 of the world’s leading wind energy companies, led by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), including manufacturers, supply chain actors, investors and industry bodies from around the world have united to support this Manifesto. The eight actions being called for include: