Climate change report pours cold water on £2bn power station plan

30 January 2009

Article Details
Source: Telegraph Business
Author: Russell Hotten

Summary

Plans by energy group E.ON to build a £2bn power station will be dealt a blow tomorrow when a government-funded report calls a halt to developing coal-fired generators until new carbon capture technology is ready. The Committee on Climate Change report is understood to conclude that building more coal power plants without the technology would make it difficult for the Government to reach targets on cutting carbon emissions...