EurActiv, the leading online media on European Union policies, will be running special coverage, from 14 to 18 March, on wind energy. In the special report, EurActiv journalists will cover, in their news and interviews, the next steps in EU climate policy after 2020 and the role of wind energy in this context.
 
Other topics include funding for wind energy projects, the success of EU renewable energy directives, competition in the wind energy sector between the European Union and China, and green city initiatives.
 
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The Special Report is supported by EWEA.
 
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