“”The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, has vowed to “get tough” on local people who oppose onshore wind turbines, while Labour’s goal to decarbonise the grid by 2030 relies on projects being connected swiftly. The government hopes to hit the same target by 2035.
Tom Burke, the chair of the E3G thinktank, does not believe the incentives will make a difference. “People see their lifestyle and their economics differently. Look at HS2 – ultimately you cannot do things that people do not want without some political price,” he said.”
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