Emissions Trading Scheme


Charles Walker calls on the Government to work with power stations to encourage them to burn their fuel more efficiently.

Mr. Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con): At a more granular level, the Rye house power station in my constituency is one of the UK's top 100 producers of emissions. How is the Secretary of State working with organisations like that to encourage them to burn their fuel more efficiently in the creation of electricity?

David Miliband: The ETS is one way. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry and I had a very useful meeting with the UK Business Council for Sustainable Energy, where we talked about the challenges that are faced by the sector but also the commitment of the sector to ensure that it works in a much more energyefficient way. Two weeks ago I was up in Warrington, looking at a major production facility that is now using 30 per cent. biofuels to help ensure that emissions are curbed as much as possible. Maybe there is something for the hon. Gentleman's constituents to learn from that.

 

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