European ministers will meet today in Brussels to discuss the renewable energy directive, a ground-breaking piece of legislation that could kick-start the energy revolution we desperately need to tackle the dual challenges of climate change and energy insecurity.
However, rather than wholeheartedly supporting this green energy plan, the UK has until now worked behind the scenes to seriously undermine the agreement - for example by omitting energy from aviation when calculating the renewable energy targets.
We hope the creation of a Department of Energy and Climate Change signals a change in direction. We call on the government to support the directive and get behind building a thriving renewable energy industry in the UK that will not only help cut climate change emissions, but also generate millions of pounds worth of investment, hundreds of thousands of jobs and a secure energy supply.
As one of the major contributors to the climate change problem, the UK should lead the way in tackling it - both for our own benefit and the benefit of the world’s poorest people who will suffer first and worst as temperatures rise.
Source - The guardian
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