MPs call for Cornwall to be centre of renewable energy (From This is The West Country)

MPs call for Cornwall to be centre of renewable energy

12:00pm Friday 10th July 2009

• Print
• Email
• Share
• Comments(0)

Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat MPs are calling on the Government to help Cornwall develop a strategy to become the UK’s centre for renewable energy technologies.

As the countyry celebrates the first ever Green Britain Day Falmouth MP Julia Goldsworthy and Helston MP Andrew George say that a detailed strategy to turn Cornwall into a “Green Peninsula” can be developed by the time construction begins on Wave Hub renewable energy project next spring.

Green Britain Day, which is backed by the Eden Project, marks the beginning of a nationwide campaign to turn Britain into an example of good practice in the fight against climate change by the time of the Olympics in 2012.

Mr George said: “I first championed calls for Cornwall to become a “Green Peninsula” in 1997. Although good progress has been made over the last 12 years, now is the time to step up a couple of gears and accelerate the pace of progress.”

Ms Goldsworthy MP added: “Cornwall has a long and proud heritage of innovation that put us at the cutting edge of the industrial revolution. Now climate change is the biggest threat we all face, those same skills & expertise must be put to good use.

“As a county we are already leading the way in developing renewable energy resources - the logical next step should be a plan to make Cornwall self sufficient in meeting our energy needs.”

• Print
• Email
• Share
• Comments(0)