WIND MILESTONE HIGHLIGHTS NUCLEAR LIE - HUHNE

12.00.00am GMT Fri 9th Feb 2007

Commenting on the UK reaching the milestone of generating two gigawatts from wind turbines - equivalent to two large coal or oil fired power stations - Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:

"The doubling of our electricity generation from wind in a little more than a year shows what renewables can do, and gives the lie to the need for a new generation of nuclear power.

"However, the incentives for wind need to be maintained while the Government is still far short of doing what is necessary to encourage tidal and wave power.

"On a windy island surrounded by waves and tides, we should never be short of environmentally friendly energy sources."