Governors' Wind Energy Coalition
Floods wreck towns, but Europe’s wind power goals tangled in red tape
Source: By Angeliki Koutantou reported from Evia, Nina Chestney reported from London, Stephen Jewkes from Milan, Reuters • Posted: Thursday, July 22, 2021
EVIA, Greece, July 21 (Reuters) – Climber Tassos Baltas points up at a 22-metre high mast which is monitoring wind speeds on the summit of a rocky hillside on the Greek island of Evia and declares, “This mast which has been installed next to us is an omen of catastrophe.”
The mountaineer’s views are one of a host of obstacles to efforts to boost wind power across the European Union.