The cost of building Britain's offshore wind farms remains high due to rising supply chain development costs and is threatening to derail carbon reduction targets, the body in charge of UK coastal seabeds said, reports Reuters.

The Crown Estate, responsible for issuing tenders for offshore wind farms, said that the government should find a mechanism for underwriting the risk of developing new technologies, such as bigger turbines, in order to hit its targets in reducing emissions.

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