The U.K.'s Conservative government has, for the first time in 30 years, approved a coal mine, stoking anger among environmentalists.
Wind produced more than a quarter of the U.K.'s electricity in 2021. But the Conservative government has since 2015 opposed new wind turbines on land because of local opposition. A majority of Britain's wind farms are at sea.
While running for the Conservative Party's leadership in the summer, now-Prime Minister Sunak pledged to keep the ban. But amid growing calls for change from Conservative lawmakers, the government said Tuesday it could allow wind farms in areas where communities support them, pending a "technical consultation."
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 24: Rishi Sunak is greeted by supporters as he arrives at the Conservative Party Campaign Headquarters after being announced the winner of Conservative Party leadership contest in London, United Kingdom on October 24, "Decisions on onshore wind sites will continue to be made at a local level as these are best made by local representatives who know their areas best and are democratically accountable to the local community," the government said in a statement.
Caroline Lucas, Britain's only Green Party lawmaker, said ending the ban on onshore wind was welcome, though "the devil is in the detail."light to the Cumbria coal mine later this week, it would be totally & utterly shameless," she wrote on Twitter before approval for the mine was announced.
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