Antinuclear

Vincent de Rivaz, EDF Energy chief executive, insists that Britain “has right policies on climate change and energy” and warns of the dangers of abandoning long-term policies, such as the carbon price floor. “Crucially, the political consensus and stability of these policies have given investors the confidence to put their money into Britain,” he says. ……..while consumer and industry groups and some suppliers have urged the Chancellor to scrap the tax altogether, Mr de Rivaz urges the Government to “send a strong signal that it remains committed to its long term energy polices even if it makes short term and temporary adjustments to them”……Mr de Rivaz insists the policy is working because it is “tipping the balance away from coal to lower carbon gas” and it is “encouraging spending on new low carbon power generation like wind, biomass and nuclear”.

He suggests that the Government should look elsewhere if it wants to bear down on costs on energy bills.

“Householders are under pressure…. and more can be done [to help them]. But of all the environmental measures, the Carbon Floor Price, among a wider set of policies, is the most cost effective way to cut emissions.”http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10701635/Keep-carbon-tax-say-green-and-nuclear-energy-chiefs.html