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England Could Produce 13 Times More Renewable Energy, Using Less Than 3% of Land
Tuesday April 9, 2024. 09:22 PM , from Slashdot
Some commentators have argued that solar farms will reduce the UK's ability to grow its own food, but the new analysis suggests there is plenty of land that can be used without impairing agricultural production. More land is now taken up by golf courses than solar farms, and developers can be required to enhance biodiversity through simple measures such as maintaining hedgerows and ponds. Onshore windfarms were in effect banned in 2015 by the then prime minister, David Cameron. Rishi Sunak last year claimed to make moves towards lifting the ban, through small changes to the planning regulations, but campaigners say they were ineffectual and real planning reform is needed. No plans were submitted for new windfarms in England last year, and few new developments are coming forward, despite high gas prices, rising bills and onshore wind being the cheapest form of electricity generation. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/04/09/1720212/england-could-produce-13-times-more-renewable-energ...
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