Rob Lawrenson
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Clean, renewable forms of energy, such as wind power, are essential if we are to tackle climate change and slow down the effects of its predicted impacts. Wind power does not emit greenhouse gases into the atmosphere when generating electricity and so does not contribute to global warming and climate change, nor does it produce any dangerous waste.
The wind is abundant and a reliable energy source. The UK is the windiest country in Europe and the resource is much greater during the colder months of the year, when energy demand is at its highest.
Wind power, in combination with a full range of renewable energy technologies, such as wave, tidal, hydro and solar, could meet all of our electricity needs, reducing the need for fossil fuels and reducing the impacts of climate change.
