In response to Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband’s plans for coal in the UK, Oxfam’s Campaigns and Policy Director Phil Boomer said:“We welcome the government’s acknowledgement of the need to decarbonise the UK’s power sector. “However, any plans to build new coal power stations,
without also bringing in a legally binding framework such as an Emissions Performance Standard now, threatens to lock the UK into a high carbon future.“This would further jeopardise the
lives and livelihoods of millions of people in developing countries who are already suffering the devastating impacts of climate change.”Mr Miliband yesterday announced that there would
be no new coal without Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). However, he failed to say that there would be an emissions standard that would ensure that any plant without fully functioning CCS would be
closed from 2025. More from the Oxfam Press Office at http://www.oxfam.org.uk/news
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (L) gestures as he and Brazil's Environment Minister Carlos Minc attend a Brazilian Forum on Climate Change in Sao Paulo November 9, 2009. REUTERS/Paulo ...
