Carbon Budgets
Debate between Lord Geddes and Lord Henley(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Lord Henley
My Lords, we met our first two carbon budgets. We are on track to deliver over 90% of our required performance for the fourth and fifth carbon budgets. We will look at what the Committee on Climate Change recommends for the sixth in due course. I hope it sets meaningful targets that we can meet.
Lord Geddes (Con)
In the context of this Question, could my noble friend opine on the future of tidal power?
Lord Henley
My Lords, tidal power has been discussed at some length in several debates in this House. Again, we made it clear that we will look at options for tidal power, but it must be competitive against other forms. I cannot remember the precise figures for the most recent scheme that we looked at, in Wales, but it was going to produce power at around three times the cost of nuclear.
Buildings: Energy Performance
Debate between Lord Geddes and Lord Henley(5 years, 11 months ago)
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Lord Geddes (Con)
My Lords, why is it not mandatory for all new buildings to be fitted with energy-saving devices such as solar or photovoltaics?
Lord Henley
My Lords, I think the owners of most new buildings go to a great deal of trouble to make sure that they are properly insulated. They have to be insulated up to a certain level. I will write to my noble friend in greater detail. Whether they want to go further and whether that should be mandatory is another question.