02 December 2010

Wind of change: Youth Survey thumbs up for Renewables (Press Release)
Research published today shows huge support for renewable energy among young people with 94 per cent of those questioned saying that offshore wind was the fairest energy technology, 81 per cent saying onshore wind, and 94 per cent supporting solar energy. This is compared to 2.2 per cent for coal energy.

These figures are part of a report being presented by DECCs pioneering Youth Advisory Panel to energy and climate change minister Charles Hendry. The report calls for greater youth consultation on energy and climate change policy and for young people to get involved.

Based on DECCs 2050 Pathways project, the report looks at the UKs energy policies from the perspective of those people who will have to live with those decisions for their entire adult lives. The report was drafted by young people aged between 16 and 25 who visited power stations, nuclear plants and projects promoting renewable energy sources to investigate the issues at first hand and met with experts, industry, pressure groups and innovators, to look at how we keep the lights on in 2050 while reducing carbon emissions

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