Rishi Sunak U-turns on Truss’s onshore wind planning reforms
The IndependentSign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just weeks after former prime minister Liz Truss performed a U-turn to ease onerous planning restrictions for onshore wind power projects, new prime minister Rishi Sunak has performed another about-turn on one of the UK’s cheapest forms of renewable energy. During his earlier, failed leadership bid in which Ms Truss triumphed, Mr Sunak pledged to halt Conservative efforts to bring back onshore wind – a move which saw opposition parties accuse him of "economic illiteracy". RenewableUK’s chief executive Dan McGrail urged Mr Sunak to allow onshore wind projects to go ahead to help tackle the cost of living crisis. “The government must now focus on real solutions to the energy crisis including a street-by-street home insulation programme and developing the UK’s huge potential of onshore wind and solar energy production,” he said.
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