Without making much noise, almost under the table, the UK government closed its program of solar energy subsidies last week. It was not long until environmental groups learned of the news and have rebuked him that this decision is a mockery of the commitment that was supposed to build a low carbon economy.
The program in question intended to boost the use of renewable energy systems such as wind, biomass and solar, in public buildings. Should be closed this summer, but last week the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Department of Energy and Climate Change) announced through its website that applications for financing choose to place solar panels in the UK were so numerous that the quota was ending prematurely.
Environmental activists are furious with this decision, because it will be a bump in the development of solar energy industry. All this at a time when the British prime minister and other cabinet members publicly promised the creation of 400 thousand green jobs.
Paul King, representing the Green Building Council, has said the prime minister had spoken of the need to join the stimulation of the economy with infrastructure investment in low carbon, which was exactly what made the program that has been closed.
Neither King nor the environmentalists like Friends of the Earth, or those interested in receiving grants for installing solar energy systems, especially schools and hospitals can understand why this program has been suspended since the industry Solar power is emerging and needs the commitment of the government.
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