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Bill Horsman
Bill Horsman
@billhorsman@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

In an article about more solar farms in the UK, the BBC quotes the 7000 Acres Group:

> "fighting to protect the countryside from mass industrialisation"

It's worth pointing out that the UK uses 2.2% of arable land for biofuel (as of 2024) but only 0.3% for solar farms. I don't think solar farms are necessarily more industrial than biofuels.

I'm happy to be put right if I've misunderstood.

Sources: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8xkppzrxjo

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6762f035e6ff7c8a1fde9b48/Land_utilised_by_solar_PV__September_2024.pdf

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/bioenergy-crops-in-england-and-the-uk-2008-2023/bioenergy-crops-in-england-and-the-uk-2008-2023

#solar

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Bioenergy Crops in England and the UK: 2008-2023

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Go-ahead given for Heckington Fen and West Burton solar projects

One senior Lincolnshire county councillor has called the government approval a "slap in the face".
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