THE Tory government has responded to concerns about onshore wind farms by deciding to end subsidies early. As great an environmental challenge is surely the green field solar farm.

With technology developing fast, government and local authorities should think long and hard about the carbon footprint of building over green fields for solar energy.

Brown field solutions and roof panels already offer an environmentally friendly and financially attractive alternative.

It is clear that solar farms are being driven by subsidies. Developers claim that these assets provide revenue streams for pension funds. More shame on the pension funds for failing to do their environmental due diligence.

Gillian Karran-Cumberlege, Member of the Stop industrialising Tomkins Farm steering committee