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muriel_volestrangler

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3. The ban only applied to England - it's a devolved power for the other nations

Reply to Jerry2144 (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 8, 2024, 05:16 PM

Jul 2024

and they weren't stupid enough to ban cheap, clean onshore wind.

England has had an effective ban in place on new onshore wind projects since 2015, thwarting any kind of growth there.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak relaxed the rules around onshore wind turbines this month following a rebellion in his own party but developers have slammed the changes as being inadequate and unclear.
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Unsurprisingly, England’s share is predicted to keep falling, from 21% in 2020 to 11% in 2030.

The report also shows that 93% of new onshore wind capacity submitted for planning approval since 2016 has been in Scotland (11.6GW of a total of 12.5GW submitted UK-wide).

https://www.rechargenews.com/wind/speedy-scotland-leaves-england-in-the-dust-over-new-wind-farms/2-1-1522572

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Labour lifts Tories' 'absurd' ban on onshore windfarms [View all] sl8 Jul 2024 OP

Yeah, that sunak guy was the fossil fuel industry's best suck-up yet. Think. Again. Jul 2024 #1

First place to build them is all around the Jerry2144 Jul 2024 #2

The ban only applied to England - it's a devolved power for the other nations muriel_volestrangler Jul 2024 #3

Ok. So Scotland should do this anyways Jerry2144 Jul 2024 #4