This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Bring Onshore Wind Farms Back To The UK
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In 2015 the Government put a block on subsidies for wind energy and put planning barriers for wind farms in place that has seen onshore wind energy in the UK devastated. As reported by the Independent, between 2015 and 2018 there was a 94% drop in new wind farm applications.
Independent Article:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/onshore-wind-ban-lift-voters-renewable-energy-renewableuk-yougov-a8449381.html
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/241207
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