The return of onshore wind to England: can host communities reap the benefits?

In this Espresso Shot episode, David and Mike ask who stands to gain as onshore wind returns to England after a decade under a de facto ban. With around 45 applications in the year to March , the highest in ten years, and capacity entering the planning system roughly quadrupling, they look at what England can learn from Scotland, which has more than 10 GW installed, a 20 GW target and a long-standing community wealth-building ambition. They weigh the gap between Scottish ambition and delivery highlighted in CLES's Blown Away report, the choice between community compensation and community ownership, where the boundary of 'community' should be drawn, and whether Local Growth Plans and Spatial Development Strategies should set onshore wind targets of their own.