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Greenpeace welcomes announcements in the government's Energy White Paper.

Stephen Tindale, Director of Greenpeace UK said, "Greenpeace welcomes the fact that despite strong pro-nuclear voices in the Cabinet this White Paper clearly concludes that the nuclear industry is the energy of the past and there's no justification for providing policy and cash incentives to build new stations.
The government's commitment to a 60% carbon cut by 2050 and the unveiling of a strategy to achieve that is very good news for the public and the environment. Meeting these targets by developing clean renewable energy will be much easier now the government has removed the expensive distraction of nuclear power."

He continued, "However we are concerned that a firm 2020 target for renewable energy has been removed from the White Paper. There is a renewable energy revolution going on across Europe, created by strong leadership from Governments. The UK renewable energy industry is champing at the bit to join this revolution and bring new investment and jobs to Britain. To make this happen investors and developers needed the government to make a clear long-term commitment to the renewable industry, by setting a clear target."

The crucial factor now is to make sure that renewable proves itself as economic and effective over the next few years ... to keep that nuclear industry at bay!