U.K. Energy White Paper Calls for More Nuclear Energy

From the BBC:

Nuclear power is needed to help reduce carbon emissions and to ensure secure energy supplies, Tony Blair has said.

He spoke as the Energy White Paper was published, proposing a large increase in renewable energy.

The White Paper says there should be a mix of energy - and Mr Blair said that nuclear power must be "on the agenda".

Industry Secretary Alistair Darling told MPs a decision on nuclear power was needed by the end of the year. A consultation will run until October.

For a copy of the white paper, click here.

For a set of "key points" from Darling's statement, click here.

For more from 10 Downing Street, click here. Related news, here and here.

UPDATE: Nice quote from Darling:

“To say no to nuclear and there are many people saying no to new wind farms, that’s daft, it would needlessly expose the country,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this morning. “I came to this as a nuclear sceptic, but the facts have changed.”

Indeed they have.