Monday 25 July 2011

UK faces green agenda backlash as energy prices rise

he British government faces a public backlash against its green energy agenda as consumers are unwilling to spend more on power and gas bills to pay for investment in low-carbon forms of energy, a parliamentary committee warned on Monday.

"Our evidence points to the danger of a backlash against the government's green agenda if it means rising bills for consumers," the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee said in a report.

It urged the government and the energy industry to better engage with the public to explain underly

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/UK-faces-green-agenda-targetukfocus-25253608...

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