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Climate change is 'biggest threat' to the countryside and farming, Ed Miliband warns

The Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary has approved plans for what is expected to be one of the UK's largest solar farms in Lincolnshire, sparking concerns regarding the loss of productive farmland and the impact it could have on food security

Chris Brayford
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Sean Matthews, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: "We believe he [Ed Miliband] must hand decision making back to the people affected. Local people should be allowed to choose if they want food or electricity from farms."
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Sean Matthews, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: "We believe he [Ed Miliband] must hand decision making back to the people affected. Local people should be allowed to choose if they want food or electricity from farms."

Ed Miliband has claimed that the only way to bring down energy bills and fight climate change is to build solar energy infrastructure, but communities have raised concerns that replacing productive farmland...

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