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Old 28-02-2023, 21:42   #2070
RichardCoulter
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Re: The energy crisis

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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
If [or when ?] Labour get into power, you'll have a whole new energy crisis to deal with.

One of Starmer's 'five missions' is "removing fossil fuels from all of Britain's electricity generation by 2030".

This despite the fact that almost 42% of current generation is from Gas, and 2.5% from Coal.

What does he think is going to generate all this electricity in [just under] 7 years time ?
(when of course, we'll likely need even more to than we produce now, to charge up all these electric cars).
I think all the parties want to switch away from fossil fuels & use greener alternatives instead to create energy. This is to stop greenhouse gases.

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
I believe that's the Conservatives' promise too. I'm sceptical of both of them. Happy to be proved wrong.
They seem unrealistic as it's all about doing a lot in a relatively short amount of time. The situation is now believed to be so serious that action has to taken quickly, so let's hope it can be achieved.
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