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Energy Bill

It is an embarrassment, and those who have read the Lily Allen letter will recall that it is described as a ““national disgrace””. However, we need to remember that 10 years ago, Germany started from a similar position and already, this year, it has exceeded its 2010 targets. It now delivers more than 14 per cent. of its energy from renewable sources, and it has made a step-change transition within the same sort of period that we will have to make one. None of those achievements is outside our reach; the question is whether the achievements are outside our vision. Do we have the political will to make the shift?