Wind power developments are necessary to prevent extinction of wildlife and turbines can coexist with animal life, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).
A report commissioned by the charity revealed that
wind power and wildlife are not mutually exclusive and that the UK has to develop more renewables in order to help combat climate change.
It noted that the UK generated just two per cent of its electricity from renewables in 2007 and that in terms of wind power per person, the country is 13th in Europe, behind Estonia.
Ruth Davis head of climate change policy at the RSPB, said: "The need for renewable energy could not be more urgent. Left unchecked, climate change threatens many species with extinction. Yet, that sense of urgency is not translating into action on the ground to harness the abundant
wind energy around us."
The report called on planning authorities to take a strategic approach and identify areas where wind turbines might interfere with wildlife an give turbines priority in other areas.
We have 21 onshore and offshore wind farms in the UK, including the UK's first wind farm at Blyth.
