Fw: Solar power

[hayley le marquand]

On Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 13:30, "Richard Casson, Greenpeace" <tea...@greenpeace.org> wrote:

Hi Hayley, 70,000. That's how many people have stood up for solar power... in just the last six days! But it's vital we keep going. Because right now solar power in the UK is on the brink of disaster. Government funding cuts to the industry are already putting swathes of solar firms out of business. And now ministers are overseeing new plans to roll out huge tax hikes on schools, hospitals and other public buildings with solar panels installed. If such severe tax hikes are pushed through, experts are warning that the UK solar industry will be left decimated. Can you add your name to the petition and help defend solar power? It takes less than 30 seconds to sign: SIGN THE PETITION Here’s the email I sent you last week, in case you missed it: -------------------- Hi Hayley, We've just found out that the government is about to attack solar power yet again. Unbelievably, ministers are planning to hit schools and businesses that invest in solar power with a huge tax hike. Recent government funding cuts have already triggered thousands of job losses in the UK solar industry [1]. But now, if changes to tax on solar panels are pushed through, experts are warning the solar industry will be left decimated [2]. This week marks exactly a year since the Paris climate deal was agreed by world leaders. So twelve months on from that historic moment for our planet, let's urgently tell the government it should be doubling down on investment in UK solar power -- not slamming the industry with colossal, unmanageable tax hikes. SIGN THE PETITION Green, sustainable energy could play a crucial role in powering Britain, helping us to keep the lights on and to do our bit in slashing planet warming emissions. With the right support, renewables could form a cornerstone of government plans to create new opportunities and new jobs after Brexit too. But instead of throwing its weight behind the industry, the government's new tax plan looks set to put more solar firms out of business. In a world where Donald Trump wants to appoint oil barons and climate change deniers to the highest levels of his government [3], it couldn't be more vital that we seize each chance to stick up for clean energy around the world -- and right now that means defending solar power in the UK. Please add your name to the petition and demand that the government urgently rethinks the solar tax hike plans.   SIGN THE PETITION For lots of people, choosing solar power isn't just about cutting emissions -- it's also about saving money. And up until now, businesses and schools that rolled out panels on their rooftops could stand to benefit from saving cash on their electricity bills. But the government's new tax plan is so severe that any savings could be diminished or even wiped out. If installing panels no longer helps schools and businesses to save cash, solar firms fear the UK will see another catastrophic drop in the number of people choosing to put panels on their rooftops. Zoe, who works for a solar firm near Brighton, sums up the bleak reality the industry faces: "Our business has already been hugely damaged by the huge [government] cuts. If these taxes are bought in it will be the final nail in the coffin." If you agree ministers should go back to the drawing board and rethink government plans for such severe tax hikes on solar, please click below to sign the petition. It'll only take 30 seconds to add your name: SIGN THE PETITION Thanks for all you do, Richard Greenpeace UK NOTES 1. Solar subsidy cuts lead to loss of 12,000 jobs 2. Big business calls on government to halt solar tax hike 3. Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency

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[CJ HUDSON]

Thanks Hayley! Merry Xmas. J

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