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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Ministers to be given powers to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms

Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband during a visit to the Siemens Energy turbine factory in Hull to launch the clean power 2030 action plan (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Ed Miliband has said he will be able to bypass local opposition to onshore wind farms as Energy Secretary under plans to decarbonise the grid.

Ministers will be given new powers to drive forward clean power energy projects as part of a major action plan to reach 95% clean energy in the UK by 2030.

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