Ed Miliband warns clean energy must be built in Britain with productive agricultural land on the table

The Energy and Net Zero Secretary said the biggest threat to farming is from climate change and not solar farm developments

Chris Brayford
clock • 3 min read
"The biggest threat to nature, food security and rural communities is not solar panels or onshore wind, it is climate crisis which threatens our best farmland, food production and the livelihoods of farmers."
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"The biggest threat to nature, food security and rural communities is not solar panels or onshore wind, it is climate crisis which threatens our best farmland, food production and the livelihoods of farmers."

Ed Miliband has warned farmers and rural communities that Labour will not 'dither and delay' on clean energy developments on agricultural land. Delivering his Clean Energy Superpower Mission statement...

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