30.06.2011 - The carbon price support: Driving households into fuel poverty
Britain is abundant in natural sources of energy, particularly wind, wave and tidal. As North Sea oil and gas production declines and we are driven to import more fuel to provide heating and electricity, we should absolutely be exploiting these resources so that we are less vulnerable to price shocks and more energy secure in the future. A new tax called the Carbon Price Support (CPS), announced by the government in its recent Budget is intended to further this aim by propping up the price utilities companies pay to produce energy from fossil fuels..............................................Full Article: Source
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