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2024-05-16 03:13:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DF73DE35B2222CBF06159085ADE558508EE99F80EB0E5C0520108DF520F7D14C
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The Government has set a target of 70GW solar power by 2035, which will require only 0.5-0.7% of farmland. https://eciu.net/media/press-releases/2023/blocking-new-solar-farms-could-cost-bill-payers-around-5bn-a-year Golf courses take up considerably more land than current and future solar farms. https://www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-is-solar-power-a-threat-to-uk-farmland/
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