This is our response to today's TIMES article by Tim Webb:

Edward Davey responds to inaccuracies in Times article of 12 October

decc.gov.uk 12 Oct '12, 3pm

This is our response to today's TIMES article by Tim Webb:

Neither I nor anyone in government wants to avoid our legally binding targets to cut the UK’s carbon emissions. (‘Dash for gas to take heat off fuel prices’, 12 October). The opposite is in fact the case - I am making the case in Government for a new, interim target to limit carbon emissions from the electricity sector by 2030 to give investors certainty about the Government’s commitment to cleaning up the grid. As I made clear in the interview, the power sector needs to be decarbonised, we have almost all of the technologies already, and it’s an enabler for cleaning up transport and heating. Nor have I said I want a “dash for gas” to reduce energy bills, particularly since an excessive reliance on gas would only serve to perpetuate the vulnerability of householders to volatile global gas prices. It’s true that we need new gas plant to keep the lights on as our older, much...

Full article: http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/davey_times/da...

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