The Severn Barrage debate
Summary of WWF's position
WWF believes that a revolution in our energy systems is vital if we are to meet the challenges of climate change and energy security. Our absolute priorities must be a strong drive for energy efficiency and sustainable, low-impact renewable energy technologies.
We strongly support the Government's commitment to deliver the UK's fair share of the EU renewable energy target for 2020, but believe that in doing so it must respect wider concerns over environmental sustainability.
WWF is concerned that a Severn Barrage may impose unacceptable environmental impacts on the Severn Estuary and entail a serious breach of the Habitats Directive. We therefore call on the Government to ensure that alternative, lower impact options to exploit the Severn's tidal energy are not prematurely excluded from the ongoing feasibility study, and to ensure that its overall energy policy is designed to deliver rapid uptake of lower-impact technologies both in the Severn and across the UK
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WWF Cymru response to WAG's Energy Route Map
Response from Morgan Parry, Head of WWF Cymru, on the Welsh Assembly Government's Renewables Energy Route Map for Wales which was launched this morning (Tuesday).