SUNRISE ABOVE IPANEMA
BRAZIL SHOWS RENEWABLE ENERGY LEADERSHIP
60% Brazilian companies on average sourced 60% of their electricity from renewable sources, compared to a global average of 32%
20.4% More than one fifth of Brazilians rank Climate Change as the world's biggest single problem.
11 Gigawatts Brazil expects to install 11 Gigawatts of wind power by 2020, up from roughly 1500 Megawatts already installed at the end of 2011.
Brand Perception More than half of Brazilians say that choosing wind power would result in 'a much more positive perception' of selected brands, if it was clear those brands could use wind energy as their primary source of energy consumption.
From which type of energy source would you prefer to have your electricity supplied?
93% 2.6% 2.1% RENEWABLE
FOSSIL FUEL
NUCLEAR
Brazilians overwhelmingly prefer renewable energy.
How would you prefer the following energy sources to develop in your country the next 5 years? Renewable sources
= 93% 4.1% 1.7% INCREASED USE OF
SAME AS TODAY
DECREASED USE OF
This data originates from the Global Consumer Wind Study and the Corporate Renewable Energy Index, both created in partnership with Vestas
Energy Transparency