LONDON — The U.K.’s Energy Secretary Ed Miliband hit back at President Donald Trump’s Davos jibe that offshore wind is for “losers,” telling a European energy summit that wind turbines are “for winners.”
Speaking in Hamburg, Germany, at a meeting focused on boosting Europe’s offshore wind capacity, Miliband said it was “important to be diplomatic,” when asked for his response to Trump’s remarks.
But, he added: “For us in the U.K., offshore wind is absolutely critical for our energy security. This is a hard-headed, not a soft-hearted, view that we have. We think it’s the right thing for the climate crisis, but we think it’s absolutely the right thing for energy security.
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“I think offshore wind is for winners.”
