Trump rails against wind power during address at Davos: 'Stupid people buy windmills'

US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump, addressing the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Wednesday, said the country had managed to avoid the ‘Green New Scam’ under his leadership, adding that green energy was the “greatest hoax in history”.

"There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place, and they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worst that country is doing," he said.

He further stated that China makes ‘all of the windmills’ and that only ‘stupid people’ buy them.

“China makes all of the windmills and yet I haven't found any wind farms in China,” he said. "Did you ever think of that? It's a good way of looking at this one. China is very smart. They make them. They sell them for a fortune," Trump said, adding, "They sell them to the stupid people that buy them.”

“They're shocked that people continue to buy those damn things. They killed the birds, they ruin your landscapes. Other than that, I think they're fabulous, by the way. Stupid people buy them," the US President said.

He said electricity costs in Germany have surged by 64 per cent and claimed the UK produces just one-third of the energy it did in 1999.

He also took aim at UK governments for not using North Sea oil, asserting there are 500 years’ worth of reserves and linking the decision to higher energy prices.

"The United Kingdom produces just one third of the total energy from all sources that it did in 1999," he said.

"Think of that? One third, and they're sitting on top of the North Sea, one of the greatest reserves anywhere in the world, but they don't use it.”

"That's one reason why their energy has reached catastrophically low levels with equally high prices," Trump stated.