U.K.: Miliband outlines ‘post-oil’ future

The environment secretary David Miliband will today outline the case for a post-oil economy, arguing that the UK needs to move away from “oil dependence”.

Addressing a public audience at the University of Cambridge this evening, Mr Miliband will argue the need for a low carbon economy involving radical cuts in emissions. This would involve new technologies, ranging from biofuels to carbon capture at coal power stations.


“Al Gore says climate change is a planetary emergency. It is,” he will say.

“But it is more than that. It is a humanitarian emergency – a threat to the security and survival of people, not just nature.

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