CPRE: Miliband gets it right on rooftop solar

Responding to Ed Miliband's announcement that rooftop solar panels will be made compulsory on new build homes, CPRE campaigns lead Jackie Copley said: 

'This is a very promising sign from the government. CPRE has long campaigned for widespread rooftop solar, which would harness the potential of the UK's roofs to generate huge amounts of clean and truly sustainable energy.

'With rooftop solar, meaningful climate action does not come at the expense of a thriving and beautiful countryside. This is in contrast to mega solar farms, which damage natural landscapes and productive farmland.

'We now urge the government to go further, setting a target for generating at least 60% of the UK's solar energy from rooftops, making it easier for warehouses and other industrial buildings to install rooftop solar panels, and speeding up the rollout of new grid connections.'