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Huhne: $100+ oil price transforms case for low carbon

Energy and Climate Change Secretary »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP will set out his vision for a low carbon, secure economy in a keynote speech toâ€�

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Department of Energy & Climate Change and »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Chris Huhne
Published
3 March 2011
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Energy and Climate Change Secretary »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Rt Hon Chris Huhne MP will set out his vision for a low carbon, secure economy in a keynote speech to CentreForum in London at 3pm today.

In ‘A blueprint for our energy future�, he will say

  • why a $100+ oil price transforms the economics of low carbon and that staying addicted to fossil fuels is now the costly, high-risk option
  • how climate change is already costing the UK economy, and why he believes a global climate deal WILL happen
  • why the coalition puts insulating Britain’s homes so high on its agenda and how the Green Deal will end energy waste for good
  • why we have to keep ALL low-carbon electricity options open if we’re to meet up to twice today’s demand in 2050, and
  • why we must learn from the past and come out of recession with new advanced green industries for growth and job creation.

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Published 3 March 2011