And it isn’t only Spain. There has been resistance to wind power projects across the world from Mexico to the US. Opposition groups have succeeded in delaying, and sometimes cancelling, the construction of new wind farms.

To move away from fossil fuels, we will need a huge expansion in renewables. But will wind power be able to meet this challenge in the face of local opposition around the world?

Guests:

Oliver Metcalfe, Bloomberg NEF

Joyce Lee, Global Wind Energy Council

Alejandra Ancheita, Mexican NGO, ProDESC

Presenters: Neal Razzell and Graihagh Jackson

Reporter: Esperanza Escribano

Producers: Josephine Casserly and Jordan Dunbar

Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell

PC: Siobhan Reed and Helena Warwick-Cross