Greenpeace reaction following the appearance of Charles
Hendry on BBC Radio 4 Today, talking about the viability of tidal lagoons, in
which he said, "We know it absolutely works...We can start a new industry
at an affordable cost to consumers":
Greenpeace UK's Chief Scientist, Dr Doug Parr, said:
The government is set to knock solar power yet again with planned business rate hikes of up to 8 times what they currently are.
Public sector organisations such as schools and businesses who have invested in solar panels, will be affected by unexpected tax hikes. The industry fears that people will be deterred from installing solar panels in the future.
Posted by Fran G — 9 November 2015 at 5:24pm
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1. What is COP21?
Between 30 November and 11 December 2015 a bunch of politicians and global leaders from over 190 countries will be involved in the United Nations 21st Conference of the Parties (‘COP21′, as it’s known). They’re meeting in Paris to try and agree a global legally binding climate treaty.
You really do need to speak to your father-in-law, George.
Coal and nuclear are dying, and the future of energy lies
in solar. This isn’t a Guardian reader’s fantasy, this is the established trend
in energy markets. This isn’t a declaration of victory over carbon dioxide
either – the trend isn’t fast enough to stop catastrophic climate change, at
least not yet – but it’s useful information for policy makers. Unless you’re
George Osborne, in which case it’s time to plough the nation’s remaining
finances into life support for nuclear and coal whilst standing athwart history
yelling ‘STOP!’
In response to the first Contracts for Difference auctions for renewables,
Greenpeace Chief Scientist Dr Doug Parr said -
“Today’s announcements show renewables’ costs are plummeting, and will mount
a growing challenge to conventional sources of power in delivering energy
security for the UK. Those who say we should tackle climate change but are
opposed to wind and solar farms need to explain how they plan to cut carbon
emissions whilst keeping consumer bills as low as possible. We’ve known onshore
wind is much cheaper than nuclear for a while, but now we learn that solar
power is already cheaper than new gas generation in some cases.
London - In response to the Green Investment Bank's
announcement of their annual results, Greenpeace UK energy campaigner Louise
Hutchins said :
“One year on, the Green Investment Bank is clearly a success story, driving
investment where it is needed in Britain’s cutting edge renewable industries.
But the level of investment still doesn’t match Britain’s strategic
requirements. George Osborne should now give the Bank freedom to borrow to
invest at a much bigger scale, to modernise Britain’s decaying, polluting
energy system and give a boost to the economy.
In response to the government announcing contracts for funding eight new
renewable energy projects, Greenpeace UK energy campaigner Jimmy Aldridge said:
"We welcome the commitment to improving UK energy security by getting
off imports and backing clean, home-grown energy. But all this needs to happen
much faster and on a bigger scale if we are to guarantee a safe supply of clean
power to Britain's homes.
There were 57 applications for renewable projects with a fixed-price
guarantee, yet DECC only granted 8 – all of which are for more expensive
projects. Just yesterday David Cameron announced he wants to limit onshore wind
farms, despite these being the cheapest source of clean,
home-grown energy we have.
