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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 11 March 2010. It occurred during Debate on Draft National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2).


Draft National Policy Statement for Fossil Fuel Electricity Generating Infrastructure (EN-2)

Yes. The point I should make for the noble Lord is that the United Kingdom is not going down the renewable energy road in isolation. Almost every country is developing renewable energy sources. China, which we hear so much about, has hugely ambitious renewable energy targets. The fact is that whatever the difficulty of reaching agreement in Copenhagen on steps towards a legally binding treaty, I have no doubt whatever that the world is embarked on a move towards low-carbon energy. Of course we have to be concerned if our policies on energy put UK business at a disadvantage. No one wants to do that, and we want to achieve this in as competitive a way as possible. The noble Lord, Lord Jenkin, referred—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
718 c173-4GC 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Coal fired power stations Carbon capture and storage Electricity generation Electricity Infrastructure Electric cables Oil Planning permission Planning Natural gas Parliamentary scrutiny Pipelines Storage Renewable energy Wind power National grid Fossil fuelled power stations Liquefied natural gas Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements
Link
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