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Should we increase investment towards a low carbon economy?

Alliance Party Alliance believe that the provision and sources of small and large-scale renewable heat, light and power needs to be extended and the range of different technologies needs to be encouraged. Source: Alliance Party Westminster Manifesto

DUP The DUP would "Commence a Province-wide retrofit programme providing a range of energy efficiency measures, reducing carbon emissions and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels." Source: DUP.

Green Party Each year the Green Party would set a carbon budget that would define the total amount of CO2 that can legally be emitted, and would be reduced every year in line with targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Every person would have a 'carbon account' and a set carbon quota. Whenever fossil fuels are used you would have to pay in carbon units on your account. Source: Green Party Manifesto

Labour We will stick to ambitious, legally binding targets for carbon reduction including the decarbonisation of our electricity supply by 2030, and full implementation of carbon budgets and we'll make Britain a world leader in low carbon technology and green jobs, creating a million new high technology, green jobs by 2025. Source: Labour Party

Liberal Democrat Liberal Democrats would stimulate a minimum of £100 billion more private investment in low-carbon energy infrastructure by 2020, as well as set a legally-binding decarbonisation target range for 2030 for the power sector of 50-100g of CO2 per kWh, which will largely be achieved by expansion of renewable electricity, with an indicative target of 60% of electricity generation from renewable sources by 2030. The party would set a new target for Zero Carbon Britain by 2050. Source: Liberal Democrat pre-2015 Manifesto

Plaid Cymru The National Assembly has agreed, with cross-party support, to reduce emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2020. Plaid will work to ensure that this decision is turned into meaningful and effective action to achieve the full reduction. Source: Plaid Cymru.

SNP The SNP policy base includes the proposal of investment in renewable energy. Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_National_Party

UKIP There will be no new subsidies for wind farms and solar arrays. UKIP will abolish green taxes and charges in order to reduce fuel bills. UKIP will abolish the Department of Energy and Climate Change and scrap green subsidies.

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