A new poll reveals that people living in the North East overwhelmingly back more clean energy schemes in their communities but feel the region is currently being short-changed by the Government.
Commissioned by pro-growth campaign group Britain Remade, it shows 85% of local people in the North East support the building of onshore wind in their community. The Government is currently consulting on lifting its effective ban on onshore wind farms and support for the move is higher in the North East than any other region.
The North East also comes out on top for being the most supportive of more local offshore wind (90%) and installing more solar panels on homes (91%).
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However, the survey, carried out by Opinium, shows people in the region are the most likely to feel they are not getting…