The OpenPolitics Manifesto

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@PaulJRobinson edited manifesto/energy.md - about 10 years ago

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power (including alternative nuclear generation methods such as Thorium power). Fossil fuel plants will be allowed to operate only if capturing 100% of their carbon emissions using CCS technology.

Resilience and Self-Sufficiency

We will ensure that energy is generated within the UK or, failing that, purchasing additional supplies from within the EU. All non-EU supplies of energy will be minimised and eventually stopped in order to protect UK from foreign coercion, or from incentivising an expeditionary foreign policy.

Green Power for the Public Sector

In order to stimulate the renewable power sector, all public sector organisations and National Infrastructure Organisations will be required to buy as much of their power as possible from zero-carbon sources, with a target to reach 100% as soon as possible.

Remove confusing limitations currently in place about installations not created by accredited organisations to help individuals and small businesses get started.

Simplify buy back rates so that solar, wind, hydro and all other renewables share the same fixed tarrif so as not to discriminate any one technology.

@Floppy - about 10 years ago

Don't think this is quite right... I think this should be more EU-oriented from the start, as one main way to avoid the unreliability of renewables is to have a EU-wide DC supergrid, including solar in North Africa.

@PaulJRobinson edited manifesto/energy.md - about 10 years ago

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power (including alternative nuclear generation methods such as Thorium power). Fossil fuel plants will be allowed to operate only if capturing 100% of their carbon emissions using CCS technology.

Resilience and Self-Sufficiency

We will ensure that energy is generated from a mixture of UK and EU supplies by working towards the EU-wide DC supergrid. All non-EU supplies of energy will be minimised and eventually stopped in order to protect UK from foreign coercion, or from incentivising an expeditionary foreign policy.