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Global Wind Energy Council

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Sustainable Development: Atmosphere Capacity-building Climate change Energy Industrial development
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Belgium Türkiye Turkmenistan Cyprus Thailand Monaco Sierra Leone Ukraine Comoros Liechtenstein Holy See Oman Russian Federation Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Switzerland Myanmar Portugal Uzbekistan Kiribati Bhutan Egypt Japan Mexico Saint Vincent and the Grenadines United Arab Emirates Lebanon Uruguay Tunisia Gambia Malta Costa Rica Singapore Zambia Serbia Finland Spain Angola China Papua New Guinea Fiji Guatemala Timor-Leste Norway Djibouti Jordan United Republic of Tanzania Antigua and Barbuda Malawi Trinidad and Tobago Benin Rwanda Argentina Luxembourg Peru Dominica Lesotho Cameroon Romania Central African Republic Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Afghanistan Slovakia Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Korea Denmark San Marino Mauritius Mauritania Yemen Indonesia Estonia Mozambique Bangladesh Azerbaijan Maldives Tuvalu Marshall Islands Congo Andorra Bahrain France Qatar Suriname Poland Sri Lanka Chile Barbados Canada Kazakhstan Palau India Republic of Moldova Viet Nam Italy Iraq Liberia Iceland Togo Brazil Australia Micronesia (Federated States of) Burundi Gabon Malaysia Nicaragua Belize Kuwait Algeria Georgia Armenia Seychelles Chad Bulgaria Philippines Zimbabwe Vanuatu Brunei Darussalam Ecuador Sweden Lithuania Uganda Eswatini Cape Verde United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Belarus Cuba Tajikistan Cambodia Hungary Saint Kitts and Nevis North Macedonia Mongolia New Zealand Niger Dominican Republic Greece Botswana Eritrea Pakistan Democratic People's Republic of Korea Latvia Country Not Available Solomon Islands Tonga El Salvador Saint Lucia Guinea Bissau Nigeria Sudan Honduras Somalia Mali Panama Kenya Czechia Lao People's Democratic Republic Germany Ethiopia Guyana Haiti Ghana Slovenia South Africa Grenada United States of America Burkina Faso Syrian Arab Republic Kyrgyzstan State of Palestine Iran (Islamic Republic of) Democratic Republic of the Congo Libya Jamaica Samoa Madagascar Guinea Morocco Senegal Austria Albania Côte D'Ivoire Montenegro Bahamas Colombia Netherlands Israel Nepal Nauru Equatorial Guinea Croatia Namibia Ireland Saudi Arabia Sao Tome and Principe Paraguay
Millennium Development Goals:	Ensure environmental sustainability
Mission statement:	The Global Wind Energy Council is the global forum for the wind energy sector, uniting the wind industry and its representative associations. We are the global wind industry trade association, providing a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at the international level. Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as one of the world’s leading energy sources, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. Mission We work on four main areas: Policy development: To participate in policy and regulatory forums that work to create frameworks for wind power development. More about GWEC policy work. Business leadership: To provide the strategic and business leadership needed to engage external stakeholders. Global outreach: To work with emerging markets to transfer know-how and strengthen the development of wind energy world-wide. More about GWEC projects. Information and education: To serve as a platform for providing quality information, expertise, analysis and data about wind energy.
Year established:	2005
Year of registration:	2005
Organizational structure:	The Global Wind Energy Council is the trade association representing the wind industry at the international level. Our members are both national wind industry associations and companies working in the industry. The GWEC board of directors meets two times per year to discus the strategic objectives of GWEC. Members of the Board of Directors include both corporate and association members. The board currently has about 16 corporate members and 15 association members.
Number and type of members:	In addition to board members, we have more than 100 ordinary members, which include national associations, research institutes and companies.
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fees for providing consulting or research services

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