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CommentsAnti-Green Rollback BeginsPosted by Guest Column on Mar 12, 2012 at 02:16 PM
The issue of giving nuclear parity with renewables is likely to be controversial The UK government wants nuclear power to be given parity with renewables in Europe, in a move that would significantly boost atomic energy in Britain but downgrade investment in renewable generation, according to a leaked document seen by the Guardian. The EU-wide target should be scrapped when its current phase – requiring member states to generate 20% of energy from renewables – runs out in 2020, according to a secret submission to the European commission. “The UK envisages multiple low-carbon technologies: renewables, nuclear and carbon capture and storage, all competing freely against each other in the years to come. For this reason, we cannot support a 2030 renewables target,” it reads.—Fiona Harvey and Juliette Jowit, The Guardian, 12 March 2012 More...Post a Comment on: Anti-Green Rollback BeginsCommenting is not available in this channel entry. Next entries comments: Channeling Scoop Jackson Previous entries comments: The Nuclear Option for Powering America Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of canadafreepress.com. Please don't assume that Canada Free Press agrees with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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