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Our rooftop solar campaign

Photovoltaic solar panels on roof providing electricity by sun energy to office buildings
Unleash rooftop solar to address the climate emergency without impacting the countryside Arterra Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo

We’re running a campaign to urge the government to fully realise the potential of solar on rooftops. Be a part of it, and help us kick start a rooftop revolution.

Solar panels on rooftops of new housing in Cumbria

Support our call for a rooftop revolution

We’ve launched a petition calling on the government to unleash the potential of rooftop solar.

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Rooftops can provide over half our solar energy targets, report shows

Over half the government’s net zero energy targets can be met.

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Solar panels along roof of campus building

Solar farm risks ‘our livelihood and our home’, farmer Emma tells us

How a badly planned solar development is risking quality farmland.

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Emma, Robert and family leaning over garden fence

Unleash rooftop solar to tackle energy crisis, we urge Chancellor

Rooftop renewables can reduce bills and quicken our transition to net zero.

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Man inspecting a rooftop solar installation

Renewable energy is the future, and it can give power back to communities

The government needs to act now to prevent the UK lagging behind.

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Man inspecting a rooftop solar installation

Case studies and stories

Sussex University
Aerial photo of solar panels on warehouse roof in between two roads
Westbrook Industrial
Solar panels on a roof in Ashwater, Devon
Ashwater, Devon
Pilgrims Barn from the south east
Pilgrims Barn, Suffolk
Emma, Robert and family leaning over garden fence
Old Malton, North Yorkshire
Ecogen Energy team carrying solar panels on roof
The Big Solar Co-op

Explainers

Dive deeper into the topics we care about with our handy explainer guides.

Renewable energy

A rooftop revolution: turning possibility into reality

6 min read
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Renewable energy

Solar energy and the countryside

5 min read
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Climate emergency

Why do we need renewable energy?

5 min read
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Renewable energy
Lighting the way: international policies for making rooftop solar a reality

Explore how international policies are supporting rooftop solar.

Report
Added 8 April 2024
PDF 1.03 Mb
Renewable energy
CPRE response to the Future Homes Building Standard consultation

A rooftop-first approach is needed for solar.

Consultation response
Added 3 April 2024
PDF 287.80 Kb
Renewable energy
Rooftop solar report – executive summary

Read the executive summary of our rooftop solar report.

Report
Added 23 May 2023
PDF 379.99 Kb
Renewable energy
Shout from the rooftops: delivering a common sense solar revolution

Read our full report, which reveals the true potential of rooftop solar.

Report
Added 23 May 2023
PDF 1.34 Mb
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