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NIA welcomes Climate Change Bill |
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| NIA welcomes Climate Change Bill |
| 15-Nov-2006 |
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The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) warmly welcomes the Government's announcement of the Climate Change Bill in the Queen's Speech. Climate change is the greatest long-term global environmental threat and action needs to be taken now to tackle it. As the largest single source of low carbon electricity in the UK nuclear has an important role to play, alongside renewables and energy efficiency, in reducing the emissions that cause climate change.
NIA Chief Executive, Keith Parker, said, "I congratulate the Government on putting the UK in the forefront of international efforts to tackle climate change. Its commitment to setting a long-term mechanism for carbon pricing and targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions will create a framework in which business can prosper without causing environmental damage.
"March's Energy White Paper that will include a policy framework for new nuclear build will be part of the delivery mechanism. By creating the right conditions for investment in low carbon technologies, the Government's measures will ensure that nuclear energy continues to be part of the solution to the challenge of global climate change." |
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