The Solar Trade Association is calling on the Chancellor and the Energy Secretary to support for solar PV in the UK following the Paris Agreement on climate change.
STA said the final decision on the feed-in tariff for solar and other renewables is widely expected to come later this week and it is concerned that this will be too soon to reflect the increased commitments made by countries around the world to reduce emissions including by the UK.
STA head of external affairs Leonie Greene said: “The critical importance of solar power in tackling climate change came up time and time again at the Paris conference.
“Has the British Government now realised the value of backing its superb domestic solar industry within an International Solar Alliance expected to mobilise $1trillion of investment in solar power?
“The post-Paris world demands accelerated domestic action. The first big decision to be taken in the post-Paris world could set the tone for some time to come.
“We urge the UK to put its hard work in Paris into practice back in London.”
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