SOLAR ENERGY

Early day motion 689, tabled 4 February 2009 by Colin Challen (Labour). Signed by 285 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the We Support Solar campaign; notes that globally solar photovoltaic (PV) will be a key climate change mitigation technology and that solar PV in the UK can play an important role in contributing to the UK 2020 renewable energy target; expresses its concern at the negative treatment of solar photovoltaics in the Government's 2008 renewable energy strategy consultation; and urges Ministers to ensure that the potential of the technology to deliver significant carbon dioxide reductions in the built environment, to make a significant contribution to the 2020 target and to deliver many tens of thousands of new green UK jobs is supported in the final renewable energy strategy document.

Signatures by party: Labour 124, Conservative 80, Liberal Democrat 61, Independent 5, DUP 3, Plaid Cymru 3, Scottish National Party 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent Labour 1, Respect 1, UUP 1.