Published on 29 Nov 2011 • United Kingdom |
"It's deeply disappointing to see this government continuing to see environmental protection as a burden and rewarding high carbon infrastructure...The government has a clear choice: take the opportunity and invest in the green economy, tackling both the economic and the climate crisis as one, or risk hard-won environmental improvements in the pursuit of short-term growth."
"Equally important for jobs and growth is the recognition that the UK's energy-intensive users need help as a result of the unilateral increases in manufacturing energy costs from the carbon floor price and electricity market reform."