Environment & Energy

"The participants in this week’s North Sea Summit in Hamburg committed to building 15 GW of offshore wind per year over 2031-2040. Country leaders including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed the goal of 300 GW on the so-called North Seas by 2050."

If "nuclear fusion would introduce electricity so cheap that it would replace wind power within thirty years", that's great, too, if it is done safely. But it still looks like a big IF not a WHEN. And the pace of innovation in the ever expanding Offshore Wind Industry is so great that the cost will probably remain competitive. The practical cost of fusion will not be known for many years, but continued research and breakthroughs should be welcomed.

But I have to disagree with Chancellor Merz, who "called wind turbines ugly". Wind Turbines are indeed beautiful, because that is what fighting Climate Change with safe and sustainable renewable energy looks like. They are Sea Sculptures.