Wind power to provide a fifth of world’s electricity by 2030

The wind power capacity projected to be installed by 2020 would bring 50-75% of the cumulative emissions reductions that industrialised countries committed to in their 2020 ‘Copenhagen pledges’. By 2030, a total of 34 billion tons of CO2 would be saved by 2,300 GW of wind power capacity.

Wind energy is already a mainstream power generation source in many countries, and it is now deployed in more than 75 countries around the world.

“Wind power can make a massive contribution to global electricity production and to decarbonising the power sector, but we need political commitment to make this happen.” said Steve Sawyer, GWEC’s Secretary General. “Wind power technology provides governments with a viable option for truly tackling the challenges of our time and for being part of the energy revolution our planet needs.”