Entries Tagged as ‘Climate change’

November 8, 2009

Fixing energy prices: EDF Energy’s nuclear debate

EDF Energy wants the government to introduce, what can be best described as, pricing controls to help ensure the long term viability of new nuclear build.
The debate is remarkably simple. For new nuclear generation to be competitive, other generation sources which use fossil fuels such as coal and gas, need to become [...]

October 12, 2009

Committee on Climate Change calls for deregulation U-turn

The Government body, Committee on Climate Change, has called for a regulatory re-think by the Government and Ofgem to ensure that the UK energy sector properly invests in the energy infrastructure over the coming years.
The Committee points blame at the EU’s emissions trading scheme, where the trade in carbon has not had the sort of [...]