G7 Agreement on Further Expanding Renewable Energies

G7 Agrees on Further Expansion of Renewable Energies

The Group of Seven, which includes seven leading industrial countries in the world, reached an agreement on targets for expanding the use of renewable energies during their meeting in the city of Sapporo in northern Japan.

According to the final document of this meeting, the environment and energy ministers of the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and Canada agreed on specific targets for expanding solar and wind energy.

As stated in the final document, it has been decided that by the year 2030, the capacity for offshore wind energy should reach about 150 gigawatts, equivalent to the output of 150 nuclear power plants.

Offshore wind farms comprise a collection of turbines that harness wind energy over open waters and convert it into electricity.

Additionally, at the G7 meeting, it was decided to install an additional 1000 gigawatts of photovoltaic systems.

Germany has decided to increase its solar energy capacity by about 150 gigawatts by 2030 and to add 22 gigawatts to its offshore wind energy output.