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  Big Issue Recruit to help jobseekers in South Wales secure green jobs on onshore wind farm

  The Big Issue - by: James Barker

  Jobseekers who are facing barriers to getting into work in the South Wales communities of Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf will be helped into green …

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  Fit all new homes with solar panels to slash energy bills by hundreds, government told

  The Big Issue - by: Liam Geraghty

  Councils in England have joined the growing calls for all new homes to be fitted with solar panels as standard in a bid to slash energy bills and …

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  It will take 700 years to replace UK's ageing water network at current pace: 'A wholesale betrayal'

  The Big Issue - by: Lottie Elton

  It will take a staggering 700 years to replace the UK’s water network if companies continue at their current pace. This is the conclusion of a damning …

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  Model village gets green makeover with tiny heat pumps, solar panels and miniature Ed Miliband

  The Big Issue - by: Liam Geraghty

  A model village is being outfitted with tiny homes, heat pumps and solar panels alongside micro versions of energy secretary Ed Miliband and net-zero …

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  Raw sewage pumped into UK waterways for 4.7 million hours in 2024: 'This will only get worse'

  The Big Issue - by: Lottie Elton

  The public don’t believe private companies can fix the worsening sewage crisis, a report has found – and at least a quarter are considering …

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  Fossil fuel industries 'worried' after clean energy powered 40% of world's electricity needs in 2024

  The Big Issue - by: Lottie Elton

  Clean energy sources met more than 40% of global electricity demand last year – a milestone that experts predict will “deeply worry” the fossil fuel …