Speaking at the Renewable Energy Association, Peter Ainsworth, Shadow Environment Secretary, will call for the Government to put a price on carbon to stop the ‘snakes and ladders’ trap of going green.
Mr Ainsworth said:
“Too many choices lead to no choice at all. Confusion ends in paralysis.
“The problem of information overload is compounded by the absence of a clear, consistent and coherent approach by Government which enables people to make rational choices.
“The Government has created its own version of snakes and ladders.”
He added:
“Only by establishing and embedding a price for carbon will we create the rational context needed to inform all government and individual choices and actions.
“Only by doing this, will we enable the free market to do what it does best: send price signals which guide business, consumer and Government behaviour.”
The full speech can be read here.
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