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Proceeding contribution from Colin Challen (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 July 2009. It occurred during Ministerial statement on UK Low Carbon Transition Plan.

UK Low Carbon Transition Plan

I very much welcome the statement, because I think—or at least, I hope, because I have not read the White Paper yet—that it represents a big break from the energy policy of every Government since the time of Gladstone, which has been "Dig it up and burn it." Latterly, of course, that has included uranium. I hope that we are going to shift away from that territory, but I would welcome a statement by my right hon. Friend about how we will convince the likes of BP, Centrica, Shell and the owners of Scottish Power to reinvest in renewables, because during the recession they seem to have backed off.

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Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
496 c301 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disadvantaged Agriculture Conservation Climate change Competition Carbon capture and storage Housing Finance Fees and charges Investment Energy Electricity generation Ofgem Government departments Innovation Fuel poverty Exhaust emissions Government assistance Powers Nuclear power Pollution control Meters Prices Microgeneration Social tariffs Carbon emissions Research Regulation Transport Waste management Renewable energy Wave power Tidal power Wind power National grid
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