| With the main UK political parties wanting to create | | | | with the biggest budget deficit since World War 2. Any |
| thousands of new green jobs over the next ten years | | | | increased target of increasing the amount of energy |
| it will be interesting to see how we aim to become a | | | | produced from renewable energy is the way forward |
| market leader in green technology which is where | | | | as it reduces the pollution and environmental damage |
| China are currently the world leader. India is aiming to | | | | from fossil fuels. |
| be a solar country within 10 years as it deals with | | | | News announced in May 2010 are that a proposed 40 |
| decreasing fossil fuels and population growth that is | | | | million solar power development is being discussed in |
| gulping petrol and oil at an unprecedented rate. | | | | Cornwall which would triple the UKs solar capacity. |
| The effects of climate change seem to be taking | | | | This money is being raised from private investors |
| second place against cold hard cash and the lack of it | | | | which is great to see. Only when solar becomes |
| as a result of the global recession. Global concerns on | | | | profitable will we see the wide scale use but these |
| security are leading to countries wanting to become | | | | schemes should be subsidised by the tax payer when |
| less dependent on others for energy which is essential | | | | it makes sense to do so. The use of energy created |
| for economies to grow and prosper. There is also the | | | | by sea waves are also expanding in the UK which is |
| threat that countries considered rouge by the West | | | | logical considering we are an island and more money |
| are developing nuclear power for other purposes than | | | | should be invested in research and development. In |
| for power. | | | | parts of the country where there is little wildlife or |
| Once a country develops nuclear power it is less | | | | threat of ecological damage then these are the areas |
| dependent on others and nuclear is definitely needed in | | | | where renewable energy should be concentrated as |
| countries which are not blessed with the sun for solar | | | | jobs will be created as a result also. |
| power. On the flip side there is the never ending | | | | On a more smaller scale homeowners with surplus |
| question of what to do with nuclear waste and this | | | | solar power are being encouraged to feed this back |
| has not been resolved to date with all the modern | | | | into the national grid for which they will be paid for. |
| technology that we have at our disposal. | | | | As a summary it appears that nuclear energy has not |
| The Conservative Party and Lib Dems have recently | | | | been promoted as much as in recent times which is |
| been voted in in the UK and they want to spend two | | | | likely to be due to the recession and reduction in |
| hundred billion pounds investing in nuclear and | | | | energy needs. As the demand for energy increases in |
| renewable energy in the UK while cutting carbon | | | | the developed world as we come out of recession |
| emissions. These are honourable intentions but I am not | | | | then I'm sure this article will be very different in the |
| sure where the money will come from as we deal | | | | future. |