Guardian: “Jeremy Leggett among 100 signatories to letter opposing oil firm’s likely influence over university’s climate change studies.” “The veteran environmental campaigners Jonathon Porritt and Jeremy Leggett are among 100 past and present students and staff who are accusing Oxford University of hypocrisy for accepting funding from
Solarcentury
The company I founded in 1998 to design and supply solar energy solutions for the built environment. Solarcentury
Solar Aid
The charity I founded in 2006, with a 5% contribution of Solarcentury profits, to help deliver solar lighting to Africa. Solar Aid
UK solar industry protests proposed cuts to solar farm subsidies.
September 10, 2012 Clean Energy, Commentaries
Business Green: “Writing on Twitter, Solarcentury’s Seb Berry warned that the consultation would inevitably result in some solar farm projects being delayed, as the final decision on the new level of support from April next year will not be taken until the end of November. “Big projects typically 9mths lead time,” he wrote. “It’s our old “friend” hiatus time again.”
However, his colleague, Solarcentury chairman Jeremy Leggett, used the social networking site to report that while the proposed cuts from DECC were “dire” there was “intense activity behind closed doors” to try and deliver a more sustainable settlement for the sector.”