Concurrently, the UK government is trying to fulfil its commitment to clean energy by lobbying the European Union to change the way targets are calculated. The Guardian reported that only 3% of the UK’s power comes from clean sources, with targets set to increase by five times in a span of 12 years.
Lady Vadera appealed to the EU to credit to its member states with carbon emissions saved at coal-fired power facilities fitted with emission-reduction equipment. Environmentalists and renewable energy groups have expressed concerns about Lady Vadera’s proposals, saying that it was only a way for the UK to scale back upon its commitments, reports the news source.
The Guardian has noted that the latest proposals have raised alarm bells in groups advocating renewable energy, as they think it coincides with the goverment’s attempts to revitalize the nuclear power sector, backed by a strong lobby from the French nuclear power industry.
