Victorian renewable energy companies 'cut nearly one in 10 jobs'

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Friends of the Earth says losses are result of uncertainty about the RET and calls on Labor to commit to reinstating a target for the state

Melbourne’s leading renewable energy companies have cut nearly one in 10 jobs over the past year owing to uncertainty in the sector, according to an environment group that is calling on Victorian Labor to implement a state-based renewables target if it wins power.

A survey of 15 clean energy businesses found that overall job numbers fell from 556 in 2013 to 507 in 2014, representing a 9% drop.

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