Coal Must Have A Role To Play In The New Economy

Clean coal must play major role in making our area an economic trailblazer for the new economy of the 21st Century. Clean coal and renewables must play a big role in improving our energy security and making our economy less dependent on imported oil. Clean coal has been shown to beneficial both in terms of environmental consequences and energy security. It is a real shame that the Government has shown no real leadership on the issue of clean coal technology over the past twelve years. Indeed, the Government's economic policy is marked by chaos and uncertainty.

With this in mind, I'm very sorry to see that E.O.N have decided to shelve the building of a new clean coal powered plant. I'm worried about what this means for jobs and what this means for energy security. I'm also a bit riled at the sight of middle class so-called 'radicals' on the left who have been campaigning against new clean coal power stations and effectively campaigning for ordinary working class people to lose their jobs.

Clean coal technology, along with carbon capture and clean tech, should play an important role in the North Eastern economy. It can help create jobs and place us at the forefront of green industry. Our industrial legacy, skills and natural resources leave us very well placed to be leaders in the new, green economy. Clean coal must be part of our vision for that new green economy.