Green_not_greed
31-Mar-08, 19:36
It will cost every household in the UK at least £2,000 to comply with the new European Union target of producing 15 per cent of all energy from renewable sources by 2020, according to a report commissioned by the government.
According to energy consultancy Pöyry, the bill for the UK to meet the target would be at least €5bn a year for more than a decade, compared with just over €3bn a year for France and Germany, and well under €500m for most other countries.
Full story at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/30/utilities.eu?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews
Do you think its right that we in the UK should pay 4 times more per head than most other European countries - to make what is essentially a political statement?
Do you think we in Caithness should pay the same per head as other areas in the UK which cause higher pollution per head of population?
GNG
According to energy consultancy Pöyry, the bill for the UK to meet the target would be at least €5bn a year for more than a decade, compared with just over €3bn a year for France and Germany, and well under €500m for most other countries.
Full story at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/30/utilities.eu?gusrc=rss&feed=worldnews
Do you think its right that we in the UK should pay 4 times more per head than most other European countries - to make what is essentially a political statement?
Do you think we in Caithness should pay the same per head as other areas in the UK which cause higher pollution per head of population?
GNG