UK Prime Minister Opposes Placing Solar Panels on Farmland, Downing Street Says

UK Prime Minister Opposes Placing Solar Panels on Farmland, Downing Street Says
An aerial photograph shows the Sycamore Farm Solar Farm, in Old Romeny, southeast England, on April 18, 2022. Ben Stansall /AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Zhang
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss does not think solar panels should be installed on productive agricultural lands, Downing Street has said.

According to a report in The Guardian, Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena wants to protect farmland amid concerns over food security and is seeking to restrict the development of solar projects on farms in England.