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Recommendation 40
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Amend onshore wind guidance (EN-3) to presume against deep peat development and require carbon reporting.
Recommendation
The Government should amend the proposed new guidance on onshore wind in EN-3 to: • whilst recognising there are areas in which development on peat would be unavoidable, introduce a presumption against building onshore wind developments on deep peat; and • require the downstream carbon emissions from building onshore wind on peatland to be reported in any environmental statement for this kind of development. (Recommendation, Paragraph 96)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 November 2025. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗