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Solar Impulse pilot defends UK subsidy cuts

2016-01-25 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Bertrand Piccard , the pioneer of a solar-powered attempt to fly around the Earth, has defended a decision by David Camerons government to cut subsidies for householders installing solar panels by 65%. A cap on subsidies has fanned industry fears that the rate of domestic solar panel installations is set to halve, and the government admits that more than half the UK solar industrys 32,000 jobs could be lost. But Piccard, a high-profile entrepreneur, pilot and chairman of the Solar Impulse...

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