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UK Min:Severn Barrage Critical To UK Renewable Targets-Report

UK Min:Severn Barrage Critical To UK Renewable Targets-Report
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Πεμ, 24 Ιανουαρίου 2008 - 02:30
The GBP15 billion Severn tidal barrage could play a critical role in helping the U.K. to meet a European-set target for a sevenfold increase in its energy from renewable sources, the Financial Times reports Thursday, citing U.K. Minister for Business John Hutton.
The GBP15 billion Severn tidal barrage could play a critical role in helping the U.K. to meet a European-set target for a sevenfold increase in its energy from renewable sources, the Financial Times reports Thursday, citing U.K. Minister for Business John Hutton.

The government's tacit support for the scheme puts it on a collision course with environmental groups, the newspaper says.

Environmental groups are concerned that the barrage would damage the ecology of the estuary, which is an important habitat for wading birds.

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