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Wind farm blow threatens to knock net zero off course - The Times

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Wind farm blow threatens to knock net zero off course

Britain has set a target of 50GW of energy from onshore wind by 2030

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Next year’s auction of wind power projects will be make or break for the UK’s goal of hitting net zero by the middle of the century, energy bosses have warned, after the failure of last week’s auction to attract a single bid.

Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, said the pressure was on next year’s wind auction to deliver double the amount of projects it was supposed to — about 10GW of energy — or the UK would miss a self-imposed target to have 50GW of energy from onshore wind by 2030, up from 14GW now.

“If you miss the 50GW target, it’s virtually impossible to decarbonise the energy sector by the agreed date of 2035, and if you miss that, it’s virtually impossible

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