The government is proposing to spend £160 million on building turbines and updating existing facilities, and in the process will create 2,000 new jobs. This will generate more security in the green economy and should hopefully make a good base to support more green jobs in the future.
The main benefit of investing in wind power is that it will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that are pumped into our atmosphere every day. This will help the UK reach its climate change goals for 2050 and will contribute to the global effort to minimise the impacts of climate change. If carbon emissions were to continue at the current rate, we would start to see even more extreme weather events such as floods and wildfires, and our oceans would be at risk from increased warming. This endangers all wildlife on land and in the sea and so it is vital that we don't let our ecosystems deteriorate any further.
The investment in clean energy is part of what is being called the 'green recovery' from the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Making sure we 'build back greener' is essential to ensuring we meet climate targets, become independent in our energy generation, and ultimately protect our planet so that we don't interfere and damage any further the wilderness areas.
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