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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)

My Lords, that is a very good question. I am not sure that I can define "cost-effective" today. Perhaps it is rather early for me to do that, in essence. When we set up the independent evaluation, the department will have to work on the remit to be given to the body. Can we do without CCS? Clearly, we can have an energy mix which does not include gas or coal, but I prefer to look at the global position and I simply do not see how globally we can reach a low-carbon energy outcome without CCS. We are very much part of that and that is why this is so important.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
718 c178GC 
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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