“The government should be applying itself to finding the best way of meeting this ambitious target. It is lamentable if we are instead investing our intellectual capital in statistical gymnastics to welch on our commitments”.
He added, “The UK claim to climate leadership is based on pretty shaky foundations. In terms of renewable energy only Luxembourg does worse in Europe than the UK. The reality is that we are the laggards, despite having the continent’s best resources of wind, wave and tidal energy. For a rich country that claims international leadership it’s a truly shameful situation. I trust that ministers are instructing their officials to throw this paper out and start again in a more constructive frame of mind.”

Please see below for the REA Press Release and the letter the REA has written jointly to the Prime Minister with the Directors of Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, WWF UK and others seeking assurances that a positive and proactive approach will be adopted.