The Hindu , Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Correspondent : Staff Reporter

Berlin: Germany's green party Environment Minister has said Britain should emulate Germany's example and build thousands more wind turbines if it wanted to prevent climate change. Speaking in an interview with the Guardian ahead of a meeting in London of the G-8's Environment Ministers, Jurgen Trittin, said Britain should consider expanding its wind farm programme. ``This would be a good way for Britain to build up its so far very marginal use of wind energy,'' he said. Asked whether wind farms wrecked the environment, he replied: ``Landscapes have always been affected by changing demands, like the erection of electricity pylons or the building of motorways ... It is important to have the support of the population before you proceed.'' Over the past 15 years Germany has constructed more than 15,000 turbines — a number which is set to double again by the end of the decade.

SOURCE : The Hindu, Wednesday, March 16, 2005