A plan to clear trees for a solar farm in Melbourne's north has raised questions about renewables coming at the cost of native habitat.
La Trobe University plans to remove about 350 large trees from a 3.5 hectare site at its Bundoora campus to establish its own renewable energy source — a strategy to help end its carbon emissions within six years.However, environmentalists are concerned the cleared land will reduce habitat for endangered species and could lead to biodiversity loss.
The chosen site for what the university said would be the state's biggest urban solar farm is opposite the intersection of Plenty Road and Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora. A 3.5 hectare piece of land belonging to La Trobe University in Melbourne's north is being cleared of trees to make way for a solar farm.In April 2022 the university announced it had achieved certified net-zero status at two of its four regional campuses — Mildura and Shepparton.
She said planners needed to be more creative and find other locations for renewable energy projects that don't involve losing trees."Trees are the only viable way of reversing climate change, so we're really shooting ourselves in the foot by clearing vegetation to put in renewable projects."La Trobe University's Bundoora campus falls in the upper catchment of the Darebin Creek.
Friends of Darebin Creek president Margaret de Kam says the area where trees will be cleared is not pristine but has environmental value.She said the area was not "pristine" but had value."And lots of small areas mean there is not a good flow in the corridor for creatures to move along that area, to find food and mates.
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