Wilder Kent Blog

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Coordinated Energy Infrastructure Planning – A Path to Sustainable Decarbonisation

As the UK races to decarbonise its energy sector, the stakes couldn’t be higher. The shift to renewable energy is vital in combating climate change, but without careful planning, it risks unintended harm to the very ecosystems that sustain us. How do we reconcile the urgent need for clean energy with the equally critical need to protect biodiversity? In her thought-provoking blog, Emma Waller, Planning and Policy Officer at Kent Wildlife Trust, shines a spotlight on this pressing challenge.