00:01A new solar farm has been officially opened at Liverpool John Lennon Airport as part of efforts
00:07to cut carbon emissions. Aviation Minister Keir Mehta marked the launch of the £3 million project
00:14during a visit to the site. The installation can generate up to 3 megawatts of electricity,
00:19supplying around a quarter of the airport's current demand. Airport bosses say it forms
00:24a key part of plans to reach net zero operations by 2040. The government says schemes like this
00:31support wider decarbonisation across the aviation sector. The minister also heard about the airport's
00:37recovery since the pandemic, with 2025 being the airport's busiest year ever.
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