Local concerns around solar farms must not be dismissed

BusinessGreen staff
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We must approach the challenge presented by local opposition to solar developments with empathy not antipathy, writes Mark Owen Lloyd, director of Botley West Solar Farm in Oxfordshire

Polling conducted by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in 2022 showed overwhelming support for the use of renewable energy – indeed, just one per cent expressed opposition. And...

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