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Local elections. we have the g7. welcome. thank you very much. have you have you been to japan? i have both when i was a minister, when i was trying to persuade people to invest in renewables in the uk, in our offshore wind industry. but also when i was in business. a lot of the chat will be injapan about china, russia, what's going on in ukraine. we're talking about our overheating planet a bit later. do you think the focus should be on climate change? that's got to be a key focus. i mean, g7 summits and other similar ones are about us working with other countries, and liberal democrats stron...

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Of this, what would happen? >> what would and also does happen, unfortunately, a lot of those end up in landfill. >> reporter: most used windmill blades are buried in the ground because it's cheaper. a black eye for green energy. by 2050, the world wind industry is expected to produce more than 47 million tons of laid waste each year. finding ways to recycle blades. >> this panel is not necessarily suitable for reuse. >> reporter: as well as used solar panels is now energizing the industry. this solar panel recycling plant in yuma, arizona, can process 7500 panels a day. solar is the fastest g...

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