"At some point in the 21st century, all homes will be zero-carbon. At some point in this century, all buildings of any kind will be zero-carbon… All cars will be zero-carbon, all public transport will be zero-carbon… The question is: when? And surely the places that embrace those things first are putting themselves in a position of economic strength when it comes to facing up to the future. Rather than seeing the whole agenda as a burden, we’ve got to see it for the benefits that it can bring.”

Well said, Andy Burnham. We have all the green, clean, renewable and energy storage technology and resources needed to drive the whole economy and benefit every single postcode. And as we see the climate crisis unfold in the raw, now is the time to get on with it, build the wind and solar projects, the grid network, the flexible power plants and the storage needed, and face down those ne’er-do-wells who want to slow it down.

In stark contrast to the zealotry of the ‘People’s Front of Net Stupid Zero’ (PFNSZ), with their comedic ‘what has renewable energy ever done for us?’, onshore wind has kept energy prices lower than they would otherwise have been. Every postcode gained. According to a 2025 University College London study, the net result of wind energy for consumers was a reduction of £104.3 billion in UK energy bills over a 13-year period.

And as recent analysis by Aurora Energy Research finds, increasing ambitions in the UK Strategic Spatial Energy Plan (SSEP) for Scottish onshore wind after 2030 would deliver a cheaper energy system for UK consumers by up to £5 billion a year and accelerate progress towards energy security.

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