A renewable energy revolution in the UK is long overdue – that is the view of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, National Trust and the RSPB as they respond to the Government’s Renewable Energy Strategy.

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, has responded to a set of challenging questions on energy and the landscape from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). The Q&A has now been posted online and members of the public are invited to join in the debate.

The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, has responded to a set of challenging questions on energy and the landscape from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE). The Q&A has now been posted online and members of the public are invited to join in the debate.

Countryside campaigners CPRE fear it will be ‘bulldozing as usual’ as the English regional bodies release their proposals to focus Government funding on ‘high-carbon’ road building. 

This comes as new data by CPRE reveals that motor traffic levels have increased by 40% in many areas over the last 15 years.  These increases in traffic have made transport the fastest growing source of domestic carbon emissions.

Countryside campaigners CPRE fear it will be ‘bulldozing as usual’ as the English regional bodies release their proposals to focus Government funding on ‘high-carbon’ road building. 

This comes as new data by CPRE reveals that motor traffic levels have increased by 40% in many areas over the last 15 years.  These increases in traffic have made transport the fastest growing source of domestic carbon emissions.