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Do you want to pay £100 per year for Green Energy?
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Looks like you will have no choice:
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Not just a Green issue though is it?
As Ed Davey points out in your link - there's a matter of energy security as well
Relying so heavily on imported gas is strategically shortsighted
There's also a further strategic plus in that renewables look like being a big industry in the coming decades and encouraging British industry to be at the forefront of this is a good idea.
If we can't afford it we could easily subsidise the costs by scrapping a few daft big ticket items
Trident refurbishment 35 Billion
HS2 30 Billion
As Ed Davey points out in your link - there's a matter of energy security as well
Relying so heavily on imported gas is strategically shortsighted
There's also a further strategic plus in that renewables look like being a big industry in the coming decades and encouraging British industry to be at the forefront of this is a good idea.
If we can't afford it we could easily subsidise the costs by scrapping a few daft big ticket items
Trident refurbishment 35 Billion
HS2 30 Billion
Your right Jake, we now have to pay dearly for New Labours dithering.
Not sure I'd classify Trident refurb as daft though. Mind you, one does have to question the cost. Perhaps you woudl be happy with China or whoever stomping all over us and turning us into commies. Hang on, you probably would though
Not sure I'd classify Trident refurb as daft though. Mind you, one does have to question the cost. Perhaps you woudl be happy with China or whoever stomping all over us and turning us into commies. Hang on, you probably would though
Nuclear is the only answer - both in terms of energy security, peak oil and 'green' - just that a succession of Governments (of all political hues) have bottled out of taking the decision to build the next generation of plants. God help us if we let the bloody French build them for us now ... you think they won't be sending the output back to the motherland if times get tough?
So we will build more 'clean' (yeah right) coal and gas power stations and pray that we don't get held to ransom by the Poles/Russians/Arabs/Yanks/Klingons .... fingers crossed chaps :+(
So we will build more 'clean' (yeah right) coal and gas power stations and pray that we don't get held to ransom by the Poles/Russians/Arabs/Yanks/Klingons .... fingers crossed chaps :+(
A mix of fuels is the answer for now. Nuclear fission is useful in the medium term but even that relies on fuel being available. And governments of all flavours have dithered keeping that industry rolling in recent decades. Perhaps if folk are worried about costs they should consider nationalising the industries.
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Governments have been looking at this for years
the Blair Government's "dithering" has been an insistance that the UK Government would not underwrite the decomissioning costs of nuclear power.
and before we make this a party political issue That was the Major Government's position too as I recall - the Blair government wrote it into law
The Coalition started a consultation on ammending the requirements for any prospective nuclear operators to have a fully funded decomissioning plan
The requirements were changed and guess what shortly after we have plans for 2 new nuclear power stations
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Anyone else smell a rat?
the Blair Government's "dithering" has been an insistance that the UK Government would not underwrite the decomissioning costs of nuclear power.
and before we make this a party political issue That was the Major Government's position too as I recall - the Blair government wrote it into law
The Coalition started a consultation on ammending the requirements for any prospective nuclear operators to have a fully funded decomissioning plan
The requirements were changed and guess what shortly after we have plans for 2 new nuclear power stations
http
Anyone else smell a rat?
A move away from carbon based fuels makes sense in the long term.The later we leave such a transition, the more it will cost, because we become hostage to the market in a limited resource with increasing demand.
The government and energy companies both talk about moving toward a different energy solution for the future, as well as necessary upgrades in the infrastructure, but what irritates me is the energy companies bleating piously about costs to business and having to pass on such costs to the consumer. I would be far happier about paying for such upgrades if I saw some evidence to demonstrate that companies and governments were contributing their fair share into such long term projects - contributions from their profits before dividend payments for companies, and from the general revenue pool from the government.
Any such contribution from the consumer should be clearly listed on the bills as well.
I have seen no such evidence, or any such listing from the companies. This is why more action is needed from the government, in the form of tighter regulation.
The government and energy companies both talk about moving toward a different energy solution for the future, as well as necessary upgrades in the infrastructure, but what irritates me is the energy companies bleating piously about costs to business and having to pass on such costs to the consumer. I would be far happier about paying for such upgrades if I saw some evidence to demonstrate that companies and governments were contributing their fair share into such long term projects - contributions from their profits before dividend payments for companies, and from the general revenue pool from the government.
Any such contribution from the consumer should be clearly listed on the bills as well.
I have seen no such evidence, or any such listing from the companies. This is why more action is needed from the government, in the form of tighter regulation.
They've stuffed the motorist to the hilt with the fuel escalator and now they're switching their attention to the homeowner. What good has it done society? We are still suffering the floods, now in the West country, so why not spend more of this income on flood defenses instead of acting like King Canute
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