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In 2020, wind supplied almost 1600 [[TWh]] of electricity, which was over 5% of worldwide electrical generation and about 2% of energy consumption.<ref name="bpcom" /><ref name=":0" /> With over 100 [[Gigawatt|GW]] added during 2020, mostly [[Wind power in China|in China]], global installed wind power capacity reached more than 730 GW.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> But to help meet the [[Paris Agreement]]'s goals to [[Climate change mitigation|limit climate change]], analysts say it should expand much faster - by over 1% of electricity generation per year.<ref name=":2" /> Expansion of wind power is being hindered by [[fossil fuel subsidies]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-10-29|title=UNDP: More spent on fossil fuel subsidies than fighting poverty|url=https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/november-2021/undp-more-spent-fossil-fuel-subsidies-fighting-poverty|access-date=2021-11-24|website=Africa Renewal|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Fossil fuel subsidies and renewable energies in MENA: An oxymoron?|last=Mohseni-Cheraghlou|first=Amin|date=2021-02-23|url=https://www.mei.edu/publications/fossil-fuel-subsidies-and-renewable-energies-mena-oxymoron|access-date=2021-11-24|work=Middle East Institute|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=2021-11-15|title=COP26: How much is spent supporting fossil fuels and green energy?|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/59233799|access-date=2021-11-24}}</ref>