The new study by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) responds to many of the concerns expressed by the agricultural sector in particular in early 2024. According to the NGO, the European Union has sufficient land to expand solar and wind energy without compromising food production.
The EEB study, published on Wednesday 24 July, shows that only half of the land deemed suitable for renewable energy is needed to decarbonise the EU by 2040. Natural reserves and “high-value agricultural...