THE Paris climate change agreement was a breakthrough in tackling climate change.

Governments must live up to the commitments made there if we are to be successful in limiting global warming.

The 64 per cent cut in support for domestic solar power is extreme and a blow to the industry in the UK.

It is also likely to result in the loss of thousands of jobs.

Public pressure has forced the Government to backtrack on its original proposal for cuts of up to 87 per cent; nevertheless this is a bad day for the future of renewables in Britain.

The Government says it wants to protect bill payers, but I have received a large number of emails on this issue from constituents who are very concerned by the damage this could do to an industry which provides one of the cheapest forms of green energy in the UK.

It's a major disappointment and sends completely the wrong signal to industry and investors just days after the Paris agreement.

The Government's own impact assessment carried out by the Department for Energy and Climate Change has warned that the change could mean the loss of over half of the industry’s 32,000 jobs.

Margaret Greenwood, Wirral West Labour MP.