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Local MP condemns government moves to pull the plug on solar power
Lewes MP and Lib Dem Shadow Environment Secretary Norman Baker has called for the Government to reverse their decision to cut grants for new solar power schemes.
The cuts end a grant allocation scheme for solar power, which harnesses sunlight to generate electricity, officially planned to run until 2012.
Commenting on this, Norman said:
"Climate change is the biggest threat facing the future well-being of our planet. In view of this it is essential that we find quick and effective methods of cutting emissions levels of carbon dioxide.
"This complete U-turn in Government policy will not only slow down the UK’s progress towards a low-carbon economy but will seriously undermine the future of the important solar power industry.
"This is yet another Government failure in a long list of broken promises on renewable energy. Pulling out of an investment scheme that was promised until 2012 is a disgrace."