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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:	Democratic People's Republic of Korea Belgium Luxembourg Czechia Cuba Guinea Bissau Comoros El Salvador Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Lesotho United Arab Emirates Viet Nam Cyprus New Zealand South Africa Greece Solomon Islands Senegal Spain Eritrea Serbia Nigeria Eswatini Saint Lucia Croatia Kuwait Bhutan Nicaragua North Macedonia Trinidad and Tobago Namibia Egypt Equatorial Guinea Maldives Seychelles Rwanda Ukraine Mexico Papua New Guinea Uruguay Angola Georgia China Sao Tome and Principe Malta Nepal Israel Japan Syrian Arab Republic Russian Federation Sierra Leone Denmark Antigua and Barbuda Benin Dominica Argentina Ethiopia Lao People's Democratic Republic Liechtenstein Country Not Available Timor-Leste Cameroon Marshall Islands Central African Republic Afghanistan Zimbabwe Estonia Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic of Korea Samoa Ireland Bangladesh Azerbaijan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Congo Andorra Sweden Bahrain Chile Grenada Barbados Democratic Republic of the Congo Guatemala Jamaica Canada San Marino Somalia Uzbekistan Niger Ecuador Malawi Brazil Latvia Lebanon Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Australia State of Palestine Djibouti Burundi Madagascar Finland Belize Hungary Zambia Algeria Armenia Lithuania Mauritius Uganda Chad Guinea Italy Kiribati Mali Bulgaria Micronesia (Federated States of) United States of America Myanmar Brunei Darussalam Guyana Peru Montenegro Mozambique Portugal Indonesia Norway Cape Verde Liberia Saint Kitts and Nevis Gambia Qatar Belarus Cambodia Yemen France Mauritania Iraq Germany Palau Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kazakhstan Thailand Togo Botswana Dominican Republic Slovakia Haiti Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Tonga Tajikistan Netherlands Jordan Sudan Suriname Libya Mongolia United Republic of Tanzania Nauru Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan Gabon Panama Tuvalu Philippines Türkiye Honduras Côte D'Ivoire Burkina Faso Romania India Morocco Paraguay Costa Rica Holy See Tunisia Fiji Austria Poland Albania Sri Lanka Republic of Moldova Kenya Bahamas Colombia Slovenia Saudi Arabia Ghana Vanuatu Iceland Pakistan Singapore Oman Switzerland Malaysia Monaco
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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