Read the full article by Edward Robinson on BusinessGreen
The EU is changing the way it identifies research priorities for energy technologies - genuine clean-tech research needs to be at the top of the list.
It is a brave fossil fuel executive who argues explicitly that renewables should not be part of a “thriving energy mix”. But, while lavishing praise on the renewables sector in general (in which of course many have some investment) it is common to hear traditionalists go on to argue that “we need a level playing field” (i.e. we should cut or outlaw renewables subsidies), “we mustn’t confuse ends with tools” (i.e. we should oppose binding renewables targets) and “on investment, we need more market and less state” (i.e. R&D funding should follow immediate profit motive rather than strategic priorities).
The EU is changing the way it identifies research priorities for energy technologies - genuine clean-tech research needs to be at the top of the list.
It is a brave fossil fuel executive who argues explicitly that renewables should not be part of a “thriving energy mix”. But, while lavishing praise on the renewables sector in general (in which of course many have some investment) it is common to hear traditionalists go on to argue that “we need a level playing field” (i.e. we should cut or outlaw renewables subsidies), “we mustn’t confuse ends with tools” (i.e. we should oppose binding renewables targets) and “on investment, we need more market and less state” (i.e. R&D funding should follow immediate profit motive rather than strategic priorities).
