UK farmers face land loss to solar developers as the government targets a fourfold increase in solar power by 2035.
UK farmers are losing their land to solar developers as the government targets a fourfold increase in solar power generation by 2035. Solar farm applications have increased, threatening tenant farmers' livelihoods and food production on their land. UK Solar Alliance reports that 70,000 acres of productive land are at risk. Former National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters criticizes the spread of solar farms in the countryside.
June 30, 2024
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