It is time for a rooftop solar revolution

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Making rooftop solar mandatory on new homes would create jobs, cut energy bills, and bring down emissions, argues Caroline Lucas MP

Commenting on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's latest damning report, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a crucial but under-reported point about renewables. Yes, we need to "scale...

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