One fear shared by many enthusiasts of renewables, says Andrew Simms, policy director of the NEF, is that the government is simply losing interest in them.

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It's amazing because Janica has never been on the podium of a World Cup giant slalom and, on paper, Nef was the favourite, mainly because she was so dominant last season.

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Solar energy has been the victim of its own success, growing at an annual rate of 254% between 2004 and 2008 according to NEF, creating a mini bubble that was bound to burst.

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The Swiss will be basically relieved that they have an alpine skiing medal through Nef's bronze, but it may not be enough to save the jobs of some of the team's coaches - it's that serious.

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Worryingly, they also appear not to have been audited by specialists in line with the highest standards for voluntary credits, says John Romankiewicz at NEF: it is hard to be sure, for example, that people really rode their bikes to work during the Olympics rather than jumping in taxis.

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