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2、 COUNCIL OFFSHORE GLOBAL WIND ENERGY COUNCIL LATAM GWEC | GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2019 GWEC.NET GWEC | GLOBAL WIND REPORT 2019 In Memory of Steve Sawyer 10 July 1956 31 July 2019 5 Steve Sawyer came into the wind industry after a courageous and distinguished career as a campaigner and then Director of Gr
3、eenpeace International, where he notably campaigned against nuclear testing on the Rainbow Warrior, and led the campaign to hold the government of Francois Mitterrand to account following the bomb attack against the Warrior in July 1985. He faced personal danger on numerous occasions, before steerin
4、g the organisation towards an increased emphasis on the issue of climate change, and with it, greater engagement with the nascent renewable energy industry. He joined GWEC as its first General Secretary in 2007, as he was convinced that wind industry would play a fundamental role in replacing greenh
5、ouse gas emissions and in leading the transition to a new energy system. For over 10 years, Steve tirelessly represented the wind industry and worked to convince governments to adopt wind as the solution to grow their economies while reducing emissions. During Steves tenure at the head of GWEC, glob
6、al wind installations grew from 74GW to 539GW and became one of the worlds most important energy sources. He contributed significantly to the development of the wind industry in places such as India, China, Brazil and South Africa. He was a prominent speaker in public and private forums, and wrote i