Onshore Wind Farms - 17th January 2023

Here are the climate-related sections of speeches by MPs during the Commons debate Onshore Wind Farms.

Full text: https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-01-17/debates/A96A1259-31E8-4AFA-93AF-18892D1C56A1/OnshoreWindFarms

11:59 George Freeman (Conservative)

In a word, no. What has caused family bills to skyrocket is the international pressure on energy supply chains, the war in Ukraine and the economic sanctions in respect of Russia. I accept the point that the costs of onshore wind have fallen dramatically through our contracts for difference round 4. This is a UK success story, which is why we are keen to do more. The public-opinion data show that 78% of the public support onshore wind. We want to make sure that we do not impose it on local authorities and are giving them more freedom to make sure they can reflect local demand so that it is renewable energy led by communities with community benefit.

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