After RWE disclosed its new gas investments as part of the deal, one climate campaigner declared that "committing to reinvest over $1 billion in fossil fuels is a disastrous mistake."

RWE struck a $1.22 billion deal to cancel US offshore wind leases and invest in gas, joining a wave of buyouts totaling over $2.5 billion.

RWE joins multiple other offshore wind developers in consenting to the Trump buyout package that will see it commit billions in new gas