I do not think that is necessary. We, along with the rest of the European Union, have adopted robust measures to cut carbon, but I believe that the right policy is to cut carbon at the lowest cost. Signing up to a complete decarbonisation target before we know that measures such as carbon capture and storage will work would be the height of irresponsibility, and politicians who propose this, like the hon. Gentleman, need to be honest with the public. If we cannot answer the question about where the cheap energy will come from, total decarbonisation will put money on people’s bills.
G20
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 November 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on G20.
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