The science of climate change is unequivocal – to avoid catastrophic impacts, industrialised countries like the UK must make steep and urgent reductions in their carbon dioxide emissions. This means that it is unacceptable to build new unabated coal-fired power stations in the UK.
This joint statement from Greenpeace, WWF, Friends of the Earth and the RSPB calls on the government to:
- focus on renewables and energy efficiency;
- introduce greenhouse gas emissions standards;
- introduce emission standards for existing plants from 2020;
- keep a clear focus in any CCS demonstration programme;
- introduce strong legislation on CO2 storage and transport.
