Denmark's Energy Minister Lars Aagaard (2R) together with Ireland's Transport Minister Eamon Ryan (5L), Britain's Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Climate Kerry McCarthy (4R), Germany's State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Philipp Nimmermann (R), Norway's State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Astrid Bergmaal (C), Luxembourg's Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism, Lex Delles (5R) and other delegates pose for a group photo at the Port of Odense on the sidelines of the North Sea Meeting 2024 in Odense, Denmark, on October 24, 2024. The countries bordering the North Sea met in Denmark on October 24 to seal commitments to boost offshore wind power, a sector that is suffering from stiff competition from China. At the gathering, eight countries -- Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Norway and Ireland -- and the European Commission are expected to reach an agreement on the installation of some 20,000 wind turbines in the North Sea by 2050. (Photo by Robert Wengler / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by ROBERT WENGLER/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)