WindEurope

Europe could have more than twice as much wind energy capacity as today by 2030 if governments fully implement their energy plans

WindEurope says this is still not enough to reach the EU’s goal for wind to provide half of Europe’s electricity by 2050

WindEurope warns if national plans are unambitious and permitting issues persist, only 67GW of new wind capacity will be installed by 2023

WindEurope has joined forces with the European Chemical Industry Council and the European Composites Industry Association

The country installed only 134MW of new onshore wind capacity in the first three months of 2019 – its worst first quarter since 2000

Latest figures suggest the amount of capacity additions dropped to its lowest level since 2011

Trade body WindEurope warns the cost of steel used in offshore wind could be increased and therefore make green targets harder to achieve

Companies, including Amazon, Facebook, Google and Nike, have signalled their willingness to do more to tackle climate change

WindEurope says they will be needed to install 70GW of offshore wind before 2030

Total capacity is forecast to reach 258GW over the next four years