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Anger at plan to cut heat pump subsidies for defence spending
Original: Slashing the heat pump subsidy to fund the megapolluting arms industry is not only economically illiterate, it will deci
Criticism is mounting in the UK over reports that heat pump subsidies could be cut to help fund increased defence spending. Critics, including green energy advocates, call the move economically illiterate and argue it would devastate the emerging heat pump industry. They point out that the Labour government claims to prioritise growth, arguing investment belongs in renewables rather than the arms industry.
Why now: A proposed redirect of green heating subsidies toward defence funding has sparked debate over UK energy and budget priorities.
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- Slashing the heat pump subsidy to fund the megapolluting arms industry is not only economically illiterate, it will decimate the nascent heat pump industry. Labour claims to want growth. The future is in renewables, not war. # HeatPumps # Renewables # Defence # UKPolitics… · junesim63@mstdn.social · 154
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