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Comment Nuclear takeover rejection "hammer blow for Brown's deluded nuclear ambitions", Greenpeace, August 1 [1] "Now is the time for Brown to show some courage. This is his chance to make the decision to finally ditch the government's failing nuclear policy." Government publication of 10 renewable energy options for the Severn Estuary welcome, FoE, July 24 [2] Government's renewable energy policy moving out of the slow lane, FoE, June 26 [3] FoE welcomes Humber Gateway offshore wind farm plan, April 7 [4] place Government's Low Carbon Buildings Programme has been "an unmitigated disaster", FoE, March 31 [5] topic Combat climate change and fight fuel poverty by insulating every home - LGA, March 7 [6] Renewable energy target "entirely achievable" - Greenpeace, January 22 [7] Your comment - Contribute via our Forums or a comment type article, or on any article via its talk page - click on discussion tab at top of page

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[edit] 2008

• Green light for Europe's biggest windfarm, July 21 ^[8] place

• Committee of MPs warns the Government is on course to miss both the UK's renewable electricity targets and its proposed European targets on renewable energy, June 19 ^[9]

• Round 3 of offshore windfarm development expected to accelerate delivery of projects, June 4 ^[10]

• Microgeneration could rival nuclear power, report shows, June 2 ^[11]

• Wind farm at Barvas Moor in Lewis refused consent on the grounds of incompatibility with European law, April 21 ^[12] place

• Government "doubles previous obligations on energy companies to help people make their homes more energy efficient and reduce household emissions", April 2 ^[13]

• 'Community energy: urban planning for a low carbon future’, guide published by Town and Country Planning Association, March 31 ^[14] topic

• Latest projections confirm that the Government’s 2010 carbon emissions and renewables goals will be missed by a large margin and that the statutory targets for emissions in 2020 are in doubt, March 14 ^[15]

• Industry insiders attack government's second nuclear consultation, January 4 ^[16]

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References

1. ↑ Greenpeace, August 1
2. ↑ Friends of the Earth, July 24
3. ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 26
4. ↑ Friends of the Earth, April 7
5. ↑ Friends of the Earth, March 31
6. ↑ Local Government Association, March 7
7. ↑ Greenpeace, January 22
8. ↑ The Scottish Government, July 21
9. ↑ Friends of the Earth, June 19
10. ↑ The Crown Estate, June 4
11. ↑ guardian.co.uk, June 2
12. ↑ The Scottish Government, April 21
13. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, April 2
14. ↑ Town and Country Planning Association, (PDF file), March 31
15. ↑ Cambridge Econometrics, March 14
16. ↑ Greenpeace, January 4