China on course to hit wind and solar power target five years ahead of time
Updated: 2023-06-29 00:00:39
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Thinktank says effective ban on planning permissions means country is way behind on much-needed renewable energyIt would take almost 4,700 years for England to build enough onshore windfarms to help meet the UK’s clean energy needs unless the government lifts an effective block on new turbines, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).Only 17 small-scale onshore windfarms have been approved in England since 2015 when the government changed planning laws to create a de facto ban on onshore windfarms, according to the thinktank. Continue reading...