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dcterms:Date	"2010-03-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Investing in Low Carbon Technologies (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100311.2.4-014"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-03-11-Speech-4-0152
lpv:speaker	lp:Giles Chichester2
lpv:spoken text	"Madam President, I have to express some regret at the obsession on the left side of this Parliament with nuclear energy, which has meant that we have two resolutions before the House today, most of the content of which has much in common except for this issue of nuclear energy, particularly when it is the only proven technology to supply large volumes of ultra low-carbon electricity in Europe. If we are to wean ourselves off fossil fuels – especially oil and coal – we will need all the low-carbon energy technologies we can get. Many of them are still more potential than production, and we must be realistic about how successful we have been in achieving target levels of energy from renewable sources. The EU has a record of setting very ambitious targets and a 100% record of failing to achieve them. We must do better. In the mean time we must lose no time in increasing the share of European electricity supplied by nuclear energy. It already produces the largest amount of electricity, but, as we switch to and develop alternative and new technologies, we will need base-load electricity to keep the lights on and, for example, to power electric vehicles. There is huge potential in new green technologies such as solar thermal from the Sahara and wind farms from the North Sea, not to mention carbon capture and storage and basic improvements in energy efficiency, where – at least on that point – I agree with my Green colleague across the floor, but all of this requires massive investment, and that is the fundamental point about these questions today."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ITRE (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; PECH (2009-07-14--2011-07-05)3 unknown; Conservative Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; PETI (2009-09-14--2012-01-18)3 vice-chair; Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2009-09-29--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Giles Chichester,"1 "on behalf of the ECR Group. –"1
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