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British People Love Their Renewables
Official Press Release RenewableUK:
Record high levels of public support for wind and marine energy in latest official poll
RenewableUK is highlighting official Government statistics which show a clean sweep of record highs in public support for onshore wind, offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, and for renewables overall.
According to the latest wave of the Government’s Energy and Climate Change Public Attitudes Tracker, support for using renewable energy has reached a record high of 85%, an increase from 79% in the last survey published in February. The previous record of 82% was set April 2013 and reached again in November last year. Support for offshore wind was also at its highest recorded level since the tracker began in 2012, reaching 83%. The previous record of 80% was set last May. A new all-time high of 76% of people support onshore wind, beating the previous record of 74%... ... More: Official Press Release RenewableUK
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