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Thomas York, Postgraduate Researcher in Human Geography, University of Leicester

UNCOVERED: Why wind farm developers are pulling out at the last minute - The Untold Story

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The UK government’s strategy for tackling climate change received a major blow in May when Danish developer Ørsted announced that adverse economic developments had halted its 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea 4 wind farm in the North Sea.

The government aims to generate at least 43GW of offshore wind power (current capacity is 14.7GW) and 95% of all energy from renewable sources by 2030.

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