Last month, Richard joined 30 other Parliamentarians from across party lines to call on the Government to protect Best and Most Versatile (BMV) Agricultural land when approving the roll out of new ground solar installations.
Richard Fuller said:
The message was further reinforced by the report published by CPRE The countryside charity recently, highlighting the rapid expansion of solar farms on top-quality farmland, which is removing this land from food production.
No-one disputes that decarbonising our energy is a positive step, however our food producing capacity must not be compromised through a reckless and tunnel-visioned pursuit of this goal. There are strong arguments that agricultural land is being lost as a result of climate change, let's not exacerbate that problem with an ill-thought out solution.
You can read the letter here.
Richard's thoughts on solar farms and the East Park Energy proposal can be read at https://www.richardfuller.co.uk/campaigns/solar-farms
You may wish to view the Stop East Park Energy website to understand the sheer scale of that 1,900 acre proposal and why it has generated so much local opposition: https://stopeastparkenergy.com/
You can read the CPRE report at https://www.cpre.org.uk/news/two-thirds-of-mega-solar-farms-built-on-productive-farmland
