7d ago

'Great British Energy solar panels' for schools were made in China

www.bbc.com

The first schools in England to install what the government described as "Great British Energy solar panels" bought them from Chinese firms, the BBC has learned.

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Well yeah, no shit, it isn't like you can build an entire domestic industry in 12 months (outside of a world war anyway).
About 10 years ago I worked at a company that had broken ground on a solar factory in the UK. The government cancelled subsidies for solar and they pulled out.
- Germany was the leading manufacturer of solar panels in the early 2010s. The government pulled subsidies to re-enter nuclear power and killed the entire industry
  
  It was the conservatives of course
Earlier this year, the law was changed to ban GB Energy from investing in renewables if there is evidence of modern slavery in their production.
Interesting.
🤣
- "forced labour" sounds ta me like "China scary, but i dont wanna say it out loud" 🤣🤣
  
  Really? Because to me “forced labor” sounds like made by slaves.
  
  You know it.

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