§ Mr. MorganTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the impact for fuel choice and generating plant capacity, investment, mothballing and permanent retirement of treaty undertakings on global warming on offer at the Rio de Janeiro Earth summit conference; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 9 June 1992]: The Government's commitments to the control of carbon dioxide emissions under the framework convention on climate change will take into account a wide range of issues, which in the electricity sector include the expected installation of high-efficiency gas-fired plant, the fostering of renewables under the non-fossil fuel obligation, and the retirement of some existing generating plant.