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Huhne launches pathways to a greener 2050
27 July 2010
Responding to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne's statement to Parliament today, which set out measures being taken by the Coalition to green Britain's economy and coincided with the launch of Government scenarios for cutting UK emissions by 80 per cent by 2050, Friends of the Earth's Sustainable Energy Advisor Alan Simpson said:
"This research shows that reducing the UK's carbon emissions will save us facing huge bills in the future - and improve energy security, create new jobs and protect us from unpredictable fossil fuel prices.
"But solving one environmental problem by creating another is not the answer - nuclear power will create a centuries-long legacy of toxic waste and divert funds from clean, safe technologies that could put us at the forefront of the green manufacturing revolution.
"Ministers should reverse green technology cuts and invest in building a safe and secure low-carbon economy through a Green Investment Bank - saying yes to renewable energy like wind, wave and solar but no to nuclear power."
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Last modified: Jul 2010
