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Offshore wind becomes lucrative business model

Offshore wind farms in Europe often no longer require government subsidies. In fact, they are so lucrative that companies pay billions for such licenses. However, a different wind is blowing in China and the UK, the world's largest offshore markets.

By Bernward Janzing

Jim Skea elected as new IPCC chair

The British renewables expert will head the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the next few years and coordinate the work on the 7th Assessment Report. He prevailed against three competitors from Belgium, Brazil and South Africa and aims to make the IPCC more inclusive.

By Bernhard Pötter