Making Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 2:17 pm on 26 July 2024.

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Photo of Carla Denyer Carla Denyer Green Spokesperson (Immigration), Green Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero), Green Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology), Green Spokesperson (Women and Equalities), Co-Leader of the Green Party 2:17, 26 July 2024

Greg Smith raised a concern about solar threatening our ability to grow our own food in this country. I respectfully suggest that he checks out the recent research by Exeter University, which shows that we could increase the amount of renewable energy we generate in this country 13 times over using, I believe, less than 3% of the UK’s land, and none of the highest-grade agricultural land—