18/07/2026
☀️🇬🇧 Cover Our Car Parks, Not Our Fields
Britain needs reliable, clean energy, but many people believe it should not come at the cost of productive farmland. Fields that grow our food are a precious national resource, and once they are lost to development, they are not easily replaced.
Across the country, there are thousands of acres of rooftops, warehouses, factories, shopping centres, schools, office buildings, and large car parks that could be used to generate solar power without reducing the land available for farming.
Solar canopies over car parks offer more than just renewable energy. They can provide shade for vehicles, protect cars from the weather, support electric vehicle charging, and make better use of land that is already covered with concrete and tarmac.
Many people believe Britain's priority should be to maximise these existing spaces before considering productive agricultural land. Protecting farmland helps strengthen food security, supports British farmers, and ensures future generations can continue to produce food here at home.
Renewable energy and farming do not have to compete. With careful planning, Britain can expand clean energy while preserving the fields that feed the nation.
🇬🇧 Protect our food supply. Cover our car parks, not our fields.
