One third of all households in the UK will be in fuel poverty by 2030 unless the Coalition rapidly moves to encourage and enable building of new nuclear plant writes noted energy analyst Tony Lodge.
The CPS believes in an energy policy firmly rooted in economic reality – advocating a reliability of supply and cost effective provision. The UK faces an energy gap: many coal and nuclear plants are being decommissioned, and we are shifting towards intermittent and often inefficient energy resources. Our recent publications have therefore highlighted the need for a mix of nuclear, clean coal and efficient renewable supplies. We have warned against an over-reliance on wind and gas imports, due to reliability, price and security concerns.
Double whammy from green taxes
The Daily Mail reports on the findings of Tony Lodge's 'The Atomic Clock'
Nuclear power urged to beat fuel poverty
The Yorkshire Post reports on Tony Lodge's paper 'The Atomic Clock'
Clean power tax threatens coal comeback
The Times preview Tony Lodge's forthcoming CPS paper, explaining how the carbon floor price could decimate the UK's coal industry. (£)
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CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge takes part in a University of Westminster debate on energy security.
CPS Research Fellow Tony Lodge highlights why George Osborne made a mistake in not using his Autumn Statement to abandon plans for a unilateral carbon price floor.
