WEF says sustained incremental progress, resilience important for energy transition

As countries continue their progress in transitioning to clean energy, global economic body the World Economic Forum (WEF) says it is critical over the next decade to root the transition in economic, political and social practices to ensure progress is irreversible. The energy transition requires a full transformation of the global energy, economic and social system, beginning now, as the next decade is crucial to delivering on climate goals, it states.
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Opinion: South Africa’s wind energy sector has role to play in reaching a net zero carbon economy

In this article, South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) CEO Ntombifuthi Ntuli writes about the South African wind energy sector’s role on the road to a net zero carbon economy by 2050. Following the release of the Global Wind Energy Council’s ‘Global Wind Report 2021’, the buzz in the sector is around reaching net zero carbon economies. This is not surprising as the council’s annual flagship dossier sets the tone in preparation for the 2021 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s twenty-sixth Conference of Parties, also known as COP26, and highlights wind power’s role on the road to net zero carbon economy by 2050.
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