Federal Minister Robert Habeck on wind turbines in forests

Wind turbines in forests? How a wind farm in southern Westphalia is reconciling apparent contradictions and combining climate action, afforestation and species protection. Federal Minister Robert Habeck explains in a video.

Windenergie im Wald© Andy Ilmberger

The Federal Minister visited southern Westphalia, where a project on wind energy in forests is generating climate-friendly energy on sites destroyed by storm Kyrill (2007) and bark beetles. This project goes hand in hand with species protection and afforestation. A model for further regions in Germany? Click here (in German only) for the video (1:32 min) with Federal Minister Robert Habeck.

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