Egypt – Nine nations, including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States, joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) at COP27 and committed to rapidly expanding offshore wind to address climate change and energy security concerns.
The alliance will bring together governments, the private sector, international organizations, and other stakeholders to expedite the deployment of offshore wind power. It was established by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Denmark, and the Global Wind Energy Council.
Offshore wind deployment
Countries that have joined GOWA have decided to collaborate to drive national, regional, and global aspirations and reduce barriers to offshore wind deployment in new and existing markets. Offshore wind can be deployed on a huge scale, in a short period of time, and at a competitive cost; it is a quick and viable way to close the widening gap between renewable energy targets and existing rates of implementation.
IRENA and the International Energy Agency (IEA) both predict that offshore wind capacity will need to exceed 2000 GW by 2050, up from little over 60 GW now, in order to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius and attain net zero. To achieve this goal, GOWA will work to accelerate expansion to a total of at least 380 GW installed capacity by the end of 2030.
