The independent commentary on British political affairs.
The independent commentary on British political affairs.
May 2008
Vol. 11, No. 11
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Ten years, a dozen energy ministers, a handful of energy and nuclear reviews, rising carbon emissions, and still no consistent energy policy. Nothing new there then.
In the 1950s, coal was king; nuclear power was seen as a mechanism for maintaining our coal reserves. In the 1960s, the CEGB launched a programme of oil-burning power plants, since obviously oil was going to be cheap forever. In the 1970s, we discovered that world oil prices were volatile, and we were glad we still had …
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