Mark Burton<p>The Tory government consulted on removing this restriction when it revised the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NPPF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPPF</span></a>. They left it in.</p><p>They also consulted on the idea of mandatory assessments of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EmbodiedCarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmbodiedCarbon</span></a> in building proposals. We offered evidence and methodology.<br>They left that out.</p><p>Now <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> must bring this in. How else can they try to square 'build build build' with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> carbon ?<br>They can't.</p><p>Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms | Wind power | The Guardian<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/08/labour-lifts-ban-onshore-windfarms-planning-policy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/ar</span><span class="invisible">ticle/2024/jul/08/labour-lifts-ban-onshore-windfarms-planning-policy</span></a></p>