Global goals: Wind energy not on track t • Table.Briefings

Rotor blades for wind turbines are stored in the port of Yantai, China.

The goal to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 is unlikely to be met for wind power, according to a new report by the think tank Ember. However, more than doubling is realistic – primarily due to China.

At COP28 in Dubai, countries agreed to triple global renewable energy capacities from 2022 to 2030. Now, an analysis by Ember for wind power shows that while national expansion targets are set to more than double capacities, achieving a tripling will not be reached with these goals. According to Ember, the global wind power capacity in 2022 was 901 gigawatts (GW). With national expansion targets, this would increase by a factor of 2.4 to 2,157 gigawatts by 2030.

Global goals: Wind energy not on track to triple renewable energy capacity

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