Urgent Action: UK Needs Onshore Wind

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RenewableUK is today warning that the UK is significantly off track to meet the level of onshore wind needed to achieve the legally-binding 2050 net zero emissions target. New analysis from the industry body shows that shows that without a change in policy, onshore wind capacity is expected to fall nearly 40% short of the target by 2030.

There is currently just over 13.5 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind installed across the UK and the power it produces avoids over 14 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. The Committee on Climate Change advised Government that onshore wind capacity needs to expand by at least 1GW a year to achieve our net zero emissions target, reaching 35GW by 2035. This would require approximately 29GW to be installed by 2030.... ... More: Official Press Release RenewableUK

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