Onshore wind rebellion reveals fractious climate politics within the Conservative party

An influential group of the UK prime minister’s own backbenchers want more wind farms.

Mitya Pearson, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, King's College London • conversation
Dec. 1, 2022 ~7 min

Onshore wind farm restrictions continue to stifle Britain's renewable energy potential

Despite Boris Johnson's newfound enthusiasm for offshore wind farms, the UK risks going backwards on wind power capacity.

Rebecca Windemer, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planning and Energy, Cardiff University • conversation
Oct. 12, 2020 ~6 min


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