Wind Power: Nature Conservation
Commons · Question 32431 · Tabled 21 Feb 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Pippa Heylings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to ensure that the rollout of offshore wind is not detrimental to halting species decline by 2030.
Answer
Answered by Michael Shanks, 3 Mar 2025
The Government is committed to delivering clean power by 2030, to accelerating to net zero and to restoring nature. New energy infrastructure should be built in a way that protects the natural environment and supports nature recovery, by following a “miti...