One of the biggest myths about renewable energy is that it isn’t reliable. Sure, the sun sets every night and winds calm down, putting solar panels and turbines to sleep. But when those renewables are humming, they’re providing the grid with electricity and charging banks of batteries, which then supply power at night.
Greater Manchester have been told that their Clean Air Plan – which does not include the implementation of a Clean Air Zone – can go ahead after being assessed by Defra and the Department for Transport, although campaigners say it doesn’t go far enough.