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Letters: "One would imagine that 'climate change' would be a peripheral area in any Welsh Gov budget. But for years it has been the fourth biggest expenditure"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Terry Breverton, Penarth, argues that large-scale renewable energy development in Wales is economically and environmentally damaging, while doing little to influence global emissions

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Letters: "One would imagine that 'climate change' would be a peripheral area in any Welsh Gov budget. But for years it has been the fourth biggest expenditure"

There have been more than 30 years of political, commercial, PR and media coverage promoting renewable energy, with each new development promising hundreds or thousands of jobs (but hardly any long-term),...

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