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Dakers champions solar power

March 21, 2005 12:00 AM
Charles Kennedy MP with Don Foster MP at Environment Launch

Charles Kennedy MP with Don Foster MP inspect a solar installation

Andrew Dakers, Liberal Democrat Prospective MP for Brentford & Isleworth, 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.

Andrew Dakers said:

"Climate change is the biggest issue facing us around the planet. The governments own chief scientific adviser has said climate change is a greater threat than global terrorism.

"This U-turn in Government policy will slow down progress on tackling climate change, and will be very damaging to the future of solar power industry. Pulling out of an investment scheme that was promised until 2012 in such a critical area is a disgrace."

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