Study: Trebling UK onshore wind capacity would require just 0.02 per cent of land

James Murray
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Study: Trebling UK onshore wind capacity would require just 0.02 per cent of land

New analysis from Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit follows complaints from small group of Tory MPs than onshore wind development could impact food security

The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) has today published a snap analysis in response to concerns that increased onshore wind farm development could impact food production, which confirms a major...

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