§ 74. Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his assessment of the long-term relative environmental friendliness of the main alternative means of electricity generation.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyNo means of electricity generation are entirely free of environmental effects. Both nuclear power and renewable energy sources have a valuable contribution to make to the aim of limiting the emission of environmentally damaging gaseous pollutants and of greenhouse gases, which result from the burning of fossil fuels.