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Renewable Energy

Asked by Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 2 March 2026UIN 114376

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to encourage nature-positive renewable energy development.

Answered by Michael Shanks

Government will ensure that the protection of nature is embedded into the delivery of clean power and we will be driving for nature to not only be protected but restored through clean power infrastructure.

In delivering our Clean Power Action Plan, we are considering how to use development to fund nature recovery unlocking a win-win outcome for the economy and for nature. We are working with Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trust and one of our Clean Power Commissioners, nature delivery organisations and the sector to consider how we can better support the delivery of infrastructure whilst driving better environmental outcomes.

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