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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Simon Evans

Truss plan to block solar farms is deeply unpopular – so why is she so keen?

A view of the solar farm at the decommissioned RAF Wroughton
Solar occupies a tiny fraction of the UK, is usually on less productive agricultural land and is frequently co-located with grazing. Photograph: Chris Gorman/Getty Images

Liz Truss and her environment secretary, Ranil Jayawardena, have achieved the almost unthinkable this week, by reportedly moving to ban solar farms from much of England.

In doing so, they have even managed to unite the free-market, anti-net-zero Institute of Economic Affairs thinktank with green groups, the energy industry and the Labour party in opposing the plans.

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