New Energy

A Wind Power Crisis Is Holding Back the World’s Green Energy Goal

While solar deployment is accelerating, bottlenecks in the wind industry are jeopardizing the chance to meet a global target to triple renewable capacity by 2030. 

Illustration by Luogo Comune
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The world’s green power goal has a wind problem.

At the COP28 climate talks in Dubai last year, leaders from more than 130 nations agreed to triple renewable power capacity by the end of the decade. It was one of the few tangible agreements at the annual meeting and a goal that’s crucial to cut dependence on fossil fuels that cause climate change.