Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Barry Gardiner (Labour), on Monday, 5 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

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Targets for rooftop solar power

That this House welcomes data released by the Countryside Charity showing that installing solar panels on new buildings and existing warehouse rooftops and other large constructions could provide at least 40-50 gigawatts of low carbon electricity, contributing more than half of the total national target of 70 gigawatts of solar energy by 2035; acknowledges the importance of solar power in achieving Net Zero targets; recognises that meeting national solar energy targets through ground-mounted schemes alone would require up to 1.4 per cent of the land in England; calls on the Government to develop a national rooftop solar target so that at least 40 gigawatts of the national target for 70 gigawatts of solar by 2035 is delivered through the lowest cost opportunities for rooftop solar installations; and urges the Government to amend planning regulations and the Future Homes Standard so as to require local authorities to carry out audits of potential roof and other developed spaces that can be used for solar panel installations.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1249 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Jon Trickett

Jim Shannon

Neale Hanvey

Kate Osborne

Claudia Webbe

Subjects

Buildings Solar power

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk