A dozen European countries made a pledge today to build 100 GW of new wind power capacity as a means of reducing the consumption of oil and gas. For the first time, the planned wind installations will be linked to multiple countries, the BBC reported. The group, featuring the UK, Ireland, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Iceland, Belgium, and Luxembourg, will build the large-scale wind projects jointly, per plans, as reported by Reuters. It is worth noting, however, that an earlier target for wind power, set in 2023, called for 300 GW…