GWEC: Tear Down Trade Barriers in the Wind Industry

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GWEC calls on governments to work together to ensure open investment environments and refrain from creating new tariff barriers for the wind industry which threaten the energy transition

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), which represents the leading companies in the wind energy industry, is calling on governments across the world to refrain from introducing trade barriers which impact wind turbine equipment and to ensure an open investment climate for companies financing the global energy transition. According to the IPCC, investment in renewables needs to increase to USD$2.4tn per year by 2050 if the world is to have a hope of heading off the dangerous effects of climate change. And yet, GWEC points out that a number of... ... More: Official Press Release GWEC

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GWEC, trade barrier, government, energy transition, wind industry, IPCC, wind market, climate change