En un esfuerzo conjunto realizado entre la European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), el Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) y muchas de las asociaciones nacionales de energía eólica, se realizaron cerca de 200 eventos y actividades en 35 países diferentes, propagando los mensajes del Día Eólico para que lleguen a millones de personas. Abarcando desde las jornadas de puertas abiertas de parques eólicos, conferencias, muestras, talleres y días de información hasta las regatas, concursos deportivos y actuaciones de teatro, hay algo nuevo para todo el mundo, en todas las partes.
"Sabemos que existe un enorme entusiasmo público por el viento como fuente de energía limpia y sostenible que crea puestos de trabajo y acelera las economías locales", comentó Christian Kjaer, consejero delegado de EWEA. "El Día Eólico es la oportunidad perfecta para que las personas demuestren de forma activa su apoyo, además de ser un auténtico placer el hecho de ver lo mucho que se puede disfrutar al mismo tiempo".
"Estamos especialmente contentos de ver la participación de muchos países que son externos a los mercados de energía eólica tradicionales – desde Camerún a Japón, desde Uruguay a Nueva Zelanda", añadió Steve Sawyer, secretario general de GWEC. "La aceptación pública de la energía eólica es tremendamente importante para mantener el excelente impulso de crecimiento sostenible, y los eventos de esta semana han demostrado que el apoyo a la energía eólica es mundial".
GWEC ha lanzado también una nueva campaña, ‘Wind Power Works – pass it on’ (la energías eólica funciona, pásalo), como parte de sus actividades del Día Eólico Mundial. El objetivo de la campaña es propagar los beneficios del viento, promover los enérgicos objetivos de emisiones y conseguir el rápido despliegue de la energía eólica en todo el mundo para evitar las peores consecuencias del cambio climático. El vídeo de la campaña y su aplicación gratuita para turbinas eólicas se pueden descargar desde la página web www.windpowerworks.net/passiton.
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Wind Power Works: Global Wind Day reaches tens of thousands of people
On 15 June, tens of thousands of people from around the world joined in celebrating the enormous benefits of wind power during the first ever Global Wind Day. In a joint effort between the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and many national wind energy associations, over 200 events and activities were organised in 35 different countries, spreading the Wind Day messages to around a million people. Ranging from wind farm open days, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and information days to regattas, sporting contests and theatre shows, there was something for everyone, everywhere.
Wind energy is a driving force for climate protection, economic development and the creation of future-proof jobs. The Global Wind Day 2009 demonstrates the enormous potential of wind energy to the public.”
Sigmar Gabriel, Environment Minister, Germany
Europe has a golden opportunity to develop a green economy which will boost the economy overall and build new jobs. Europe has already an advantage in terms of technological know-how and it needs to continue this technological leadership, but also to provide political and market stimuli.
Swedish Energy Minister Maud Oloffson
“The Administration is working to keep and consolidate the leadership of the Spanish Wind Energy sector. […] The contribution of renewable energies to the Energy mix in 2009 will be higher than 25 per cent”
Pedro Luis Marín, Secretary of State for Energy, Spain
"We are very open and very supportive to the wind energy industry, we try to find the balance between giving support to new energy sources and mixing it with the already existing ones"
Tudor Serban, Secretary of State in Energy, Romania
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Wind power works… pass it on!
In December of this year world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to determine our future.
Addressing the most pressing issue of our time, the meeting will negotiate the cuts to carbon emissions which countries must commit to in order to combat climate change.
The scientific consensus is that carbon emissions need to peak and decline by 2020 to prevent global temperatures increasing by 2 degrees Celsius or more, a rise which would precipitate the worst consequences of climate change. Achieving this, however, will require significant reductions in CO2 emissions.
The situation is very urgent but there is no guarantee that leaders will commit to the deep cuts required. The technology for making this happen exists, and we need to make sure world leaders know the facts. We can make the cuts needed and still power the world.
Why it matters to get involved
Despite the pressing weight of evidence for urgent action on climate change, our world leaders are unlikely to make the depth of carbon cuts required – unless you tell them to.
One of their excuses for delaying action is the world’s growing energy demand and the need for power. However, good, clean options already exist and have the capacity to deliver.
There is no excuse for not making deep carbon cuts. Help make sure world leaders know this.
Start generating the power of change now and be part of a global message that wind power works.
Five facts to blow your mind
1. Wind power is clean, proven and available almost everywhere in the world
2. Wind power is part of the energy mix in 70 countries
3. Wind power can be up and running on a large scale, in a matter of months
4. Wind power will save 10 billion tons of CO2 by 2020
5. We need wind power technology to save us from climate change
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