Backbench Revolt over Renewables Policy
The Government has survived a large-scale revolt by MPs over its renewable energy policy. Plans to implement beneficial "feed-in tariffs" for small renewable energy generators have been rejected, despite considerable cross-party support. The industry regards the tariffs as a key tool in increasing the take-up of PV, wind turbine and hydro technologies, but energy minister Malcom Wickes prefers to wait until a "full review" is completed this summer before making a decision. Feed-in tariffs have been successful in helping our EU neighbours leave the UK far behind in terms of renewable energy generation capacity, which currently stands at around 2.5% in the UK.To read more, go to BBC news.
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