Pressure on farmland from solar and wind energy targets is expected to soar by 2040, with one estimate suggesting that about 219,000 acres of additional land could be needed to host infrastructure alone. Data on government energy and emissions projections suggest that total installed renewables capacity should be at 70GW by 2040. However, pressure on […]
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