De facto ban on solar farms in England to continue, Coffey signals

Environment secretary dashes hopes Sunak government will reverse policy to help reach net zero targetsCop27 live - latest news updatesThe de facto ban on solar farms will be continued by Rishi Sunak's government, the environment secretary has signalled.Thér?se Coffey, fresh from her visit to Cop27, suggested to parliament that she would be continuing with policy plans initiated under the former prime minister Liz Truss, which would block solar power from most farmland. Continue reading...