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‘Climate solutions will bring down bills and restore nature’: green issues and May elections

Ahead of the May 2026 UK local elections, climate campaigners and energy leaders frame renewable energy adoption as a solution to high household bills, energy insecurity, and climate harm, contrasting with the Reform Party's pledges to block wind and solar projects, tax renewable generation, and expand fracking. Key voter concerns also include air and water pollution, affordable housing, rural issues such as local food procurement and connectivity, and cost of living pressures tied to fossil fuel price volatility.