Monbiot Responds to Goodall

Greens must not prioritise renewables over climate change | George Monbiot and Chris Goodall | Environment | guardian.co.uk

'When the government's statutory advisers propose a shorter timescale for cutting emissions than one of Britain's leading greens, we should ask ourselves some hard questions about our priorities.'

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 'Sometimes it seems to me that greens are putting renewables first, climate change second.We have no obligation to support the renewables industry – or any other industry – against its competitors. Our obligation is to persuade policy-makers to bring down emissions and reduce other environmental impacts as quickly and effectively as possible.'

This is the third in a series, answering "Why the UK must choose renewables over nuclear: an answer to Monbiot," by Jonathon Porritt, which in turn was a response to Monbiot's "Why must UK have to choose between nuclear and renewable energy?"