Renewables subsidy shake up: The reaction

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"How will the government be able to maintain rhetoric on meaningful climate change commitments at December's Paris conference, while hitting our green economy at home?"

The government today stepped up its efforts to curb spending on renewable energy subsidies, unveiling a new package of reforms that would end a key support mechanism for smaller solar farms and make it...

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