By Will Heaven, October 25th, 2013, blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Hat-tip to our Energy Correspondent Emily Gosden for this Department of Energy & Climate Change infographic. It was deleted from Gov.uk this week “because of sensitivities”, according to a DECC press officer. “Hmmm,” says Emily. Quite.
It turns out that the Renewable Energy Association called it “unhelpful” in a press release, pleading that “as Ed Davey stressed… it is not an either/or choice”.
What’s going on at DECC? I’d hate to start a conspiracy, but did the infographic come from the Tory Energy Minister Michael Fallon’s people? Was it squashed by the Lib Dem Energy Secretary, Ed Davey?
Here (via @owenboswarva) is how the Government’s official Hinkley Point C news story looked on Wednesday:
And on Thursday:
Move along people, nothing to see here.
URL to article: https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2013/10/25/nuclear-power-vs-wind-farms-the-infographic-the-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see/