UK’s renewable energy efforts ‘ineffective’ | Environment | The Guardian
Britain ranked 31st in the cost league of 35 countries, prompting criticism from environmental group Greenpeace.
“Our renewables industry has been left to wither on the vine while our European neighbours have raced ahead, creating new jobs as well as fighting climate change and securing their energy supplies,” said Jim Footner, senior climate campaigner at Greenpeace. “The Department for Business must urgently ditch its obsession with coal and nuclear, and focus properly on the true technologies of the 21st century.”
The Department for Business said it had not seen the report but could take comfort at not being the only one singled out for criticism. Too few countries had implemented effective support policies for green energy to be in a position to meet G8 goals of providing 50% of global energy supplies and helping halve carbon output by 2050, said Nobuo Tanaka, executive director of the IEA.
“Governments need to take urgent action … Setting a carbon price is not enough. To foster a smooth and efficient transition of renewables towards mass market integration, renewable energy policies should be designed around a set of fundamental policies, inserted into predictable, transparent and stable policy frameworks and implemented in an integrated approach.”
My emphasis in the quote. This attitude drives me up the wall. We aren’t doing very well, but don’t worry, other ppl aren’t either. Aargh! Surely we should be striving to lead the way, isn’t that what we’re always being told? They don’t even take themselves at their word – the only thing we’re leading the way at is removing basic rights and liberties (see previous rants and raves).
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