Large land owners make considerably more money leasing their land for solar farms than renting it to tenant farmers…
Yes Wig,
And that is the problem.
Overall, whilst it may put money into landowners’ pockets, it doesn’t help with the absorption of carbon from the atmosphere, the natural ecology – i.e. the wildlife, birds and bees that live amongst and pollinate crops, nor help make the country more self-reliant by being able to grow more ‘home grown’ produce, instead of being increasingly reliant on imported produce.
To say nothing of the tenant farmers and farm workers whose livelihoods have been taken away.
I have nothing against large solar arrays if they are placed in the correct places – i.e. brownfield or post-industrial sites. To put them on prime arable land is simply criminal when we are having to increase our reliance imported produce.
It needs the government to act now. However, they are too busy ‘re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic’ when it comes to sustainable agriculture, nature, and the self-reliance of the country.