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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 December 2024

Debate

Great British Energy Bill

Contribution

So, what do we do? Despite this deliberately created monopoly, built on the broken backs of slaves, we do not have to become complicit. Other countries are facing the same dilemma and are acting to address it. German solar companies are calling on the German Government to support the domestic solar industry and help resurrect it. The US Government have included a ban on imports from a silicone producer in Xinjiang. Canada has banned the import of solar panels from specific Chinese companies, while Australia has called for more local renewable energy production and manufacturing and a “certificate of origin” scheme to counter concerns about slave labour.

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