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Given the announcement today that unemployment has now reached 2.5 million, the potential loss of such a large number of jobs from the economy is likely to further weaken Britain’s ability to withstand a double-dip recession.

Scaled-down green investment bank is a disaster, guardian.co.uk, Nicholas Milton, 14 Dec 10, Chris Huhne’s admission that the green investment bank is likely to be no more than a “green bonds” fund not only jeopardises the future of Britain’s renewable energy industry and climate change targets, it will also finally lay to rest any pretence that this will be “the greenest government ever”. The announcement will also be a disaster for jobs,…… Continue reading →

“We are very concerned that short-term reasoning is being used to justify building a technology with substantial long-term impacts and responsibilities. The risks associated with nuclear cannot be ignored. Dangerous nuclear waste is a legacy we would rather not leave to future generations, and the heavy investment that will be required threatens to distract us from pursuing safer, cleaner and more future-friendly energy solutions.”…..

Youth wants renewables- not coal, or nuclear environmentalresearchweb, 13 Dec 10, DECC’s new report on ‘young people and energy’, based on participative surveys, shows massive support for renewable energy among young people. Continue reading →

new nuclear can proceed provided there is no specific subsidy……However the Government accepts that it is impossible to be certain that costs will not exceed the cap...

New Nuclear Clean-up Proposals Avoid Public Subsidy, Oil Voice , December 10, 2010The UK Government this week published proposals on how operators of new nuclear power stations will have to make secure financial provision for decommissioning without recourse to the taxpayer, in line with the Government’s policy that there should be no subsidy for new nuclear. Continue reading →

The government is considering several options for supporting low-carbon energy. One is to extend the existing renewables obligation system to nuclear generators. Under this system, renewable energy providers are awarded saleable certificates for the power they generate, which are bought by electricity utilities to fulfil their obligation to produce a certain proportion of their energy from renewable sources.

Nuclear plants’ subsidies attacked, FT.com, By Fiona Harvey,  December 7 2010 New nuclear power plants should not receive government subsidies Continue reading →

What’s not sorted is the money…One way or another the government does seem desperate to provide support for nuclear companies . But the financial risks are large – and apparently growing.

Nuclear on the ropes? environmentalresearchweb, 30 Nov 10, The UK government has now dismissed three proposed sites for new nuclear power plants: first it dropped Dungeness in Kent and then Braystones and Kirksanton in the Lake District, Continue reading →