Blair’s last battle: “nuking” the UK 23 May, 2007
Posted by Willy De Backer in Climate change, Nuclear, energy security.trackback
Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair will probably go down in history as the “poodle” of Bush on Iraq but also as the man who started the nuclear renaissance in Europe. His government presented today (23 May) a new Energy White Paper underlining the need for new nuclear power plants, increased use of renewables and more energy efficiency.
For more on this UK Energy White Paper:
- BBC News: Key Points Energy Statement
- Greenpeace: Why Tony Blair is wrong about nuclear power?
And if we add up the targets in the white paper on renewables, they’re way short of 20%, even for electricity, a renewable energy sector on which UK is naturally endowed.