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Nuclear Power

In the governments recent energy review the go ahead was given to build more nuclear power stations.  If none are built then the share of electricity generated by nuclear will fall from just under 20% now to 6% by 2019.
 
energy review also covered areas the government had identified to save energy
 
government owned properties should be 'energy neutral' by 2012
 
government to work with industry to make domestic appliances more efficient - current estimates are that 7% of all electricity is used by appliances left on standby.
 
electricity companies will have to provide 20% of energy from renewables - the current level is 15%
 
Carbon capture and storage could cut emissions by 80-90% from fossil fuels, carbon dioxide can be stored in old oil fields.  This capturing of Carbon could lead to saving several millions tonnes of carbon by 2020.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

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