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An urgent message from the UK solar industry. Ten of thousands of jobs are at risk within the next few weeks.

In 2007 David Cameron pledged his support for feed-in tariffs for renewable energy. On the 31st October 2011 his government slashed feed-in tariffs by 50%. This move threatens 4,000 businesses and 25,000 solar jobs in the UK. David, do you believe in green growth or not?  ‘Cut, don’t kill solar’, support our solar future.

The Government is intending to introduce crippling cuts to the Feed-in Tariff – a move that would kill the industry and destroy thousands of jobs. We need your help.

We need to make sure that the Government know about the success of the industry and the consequences of cuts this size, and we need you to help us tell them.

There are 4,000 solar businesses across the UK employing 25,000 people. Solar costs a fraction of the amount currently being spent on other energy generation technologies. Feed-in tariffs add less than £1 per year to the average household bill at a time when the Big 6 energy companies are imposing huge increases on their customers.

It also provides energy security, new green jobs and lower energy prices in the long-term.