21/10/2005
China in Prime Position to Become World Leader in Wind Power, say Greenpeace

A report by the international pressure group Greenpeace 'Wind Guandong', a study of wind power potential in the heavily industrialised Guandong province in southern China, finds that the region could, by 2020, produce as much energy from wind power as Hong Kong’s total current electricity supply.

Greenpeace China’s Energy campaigner Robin Oakley said: "This report confirms that with political and industry will Guangdong's uptake of clean wind power could become a model for renewable energy development not only in China but for all of Asia. This would be a gigantic step forward in reducing the threat of climate change and powering the sustainable growth of the region's economies."

By 2020 enough wind power could feasibly be installed in Guangdong to cut carbon emissions by 29 million tonnes. Guangdong is the richest and most heavily populated province in China, and is one of the biggest emitters of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the country. Chinese scientists claim the concentrations of carbon dioxide in the region are among the highest in the world.