§ Lord Juddasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is their assessment of the objective, advocated by Greenpeace and others, of achieving 100 per cent electricity from renewables within 40 years. [HL711]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)Longer term targets for renewables are currently being considered as part of the wider energy review that is due to report at the end of the year. When this is complete we will have a better idea of what might be achieved over the next 40 years and the costs which would be attached to different courses of action, though over such a timescale as 40 years any scenarios are bound to be very speculative.