EU North Sea wind expansion to help move away from Russian energy - BBC News
Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Belgium have announced plans to increase wind power in the North Sea as the EU looks to move away from its reliance on Russian energy.
The project would see output from the North Sea increase tenfold by 2050, creating a 'green powerhouse'.
The top priority of the RepowerEU strategy is to promote more energy saving and less wastage, and to import the gas it needs from producers outside of Russia.
BBC correspondent Adrienne Murray is on the west coast of Denmark.
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The EU obviously knows what needs to be done, and I believe California has had a day of 100% renewable output recently. It's a question of how long will it take for the rest of world to realize this truth and make it so. It's a matter of survival.
When I first came back from Russia, I was asked to speak to my friend's third grade class when they studied Russia - among other countries that third graders learned about. And of course the kids would ask questions - and one little boy's question stumped me so I had to look it up.
"Why is it called the Black Sea?" Turns out that in the winter months, it does turn completely black - however, that wasn't apparent to me, since we saw it in September. And a couple of the gentlemen in my group actually did try swimming - but I missed my chance. 
