My skepticism is actually towards the decision makers.  There is a sense of wanting to rush forward on approving proposals (renewables targets, job creation) before firmly establishing the evidence base or ascertaining where protected zones are necessary to protect marine life.

In my experience if a project (a road, a building, a city bloc, a powerplant) is needed those in political power wants to build quickly so they get to finish it. Thus they get to set their stamp on it and have it as a monument of their time in power (and depending on political system, gather the larger share of the kickbacks). The opposition does not want to build right now, further studies are needed the alternatives need exploring and so on. If power shifts, so does the roles. Left and right does not appear to matter as much as in power and in opposition.

So in my experience it is perfectly normal for the decision makers to want to rush things. This of course says nothing about wheter further studies are needed in a particular case.

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