Was Energy Minister I'd make good the Government's commitment to renewable energy, says Jeremy Leggett

摘要

If I was Energy Minister, I'd be arguing fiercely with Cabinet about the Government's nuclear U-turn and its failure to address the enormous potential of renewable energy in the UK. I'd askthe Prime Minister what precisely has changed since our 2003 Energy White Paper concluded that nuclear power was 'an unattractive option for new, carbon-free generating capacity' and that 'there are also important issues of nuclear waste to be resolved.' It's disappointing but not surprising to discover, four years on, that the only people who think that these cost and legacy issues have miraculously been addressed are the nuclear lobby and its friends in Government.