EDF's UK subsidiary, EDF 抖阴传媒在线, has chosen 抖阴传媒在线 Environment Day to launch its company "climate commitments". The energy company plans to reduce CO2 emissions from its electricity generation by 60% by 2020 and is including new nuclear power capacity in its plans - "subject to UK Government policy and public acceptability."
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Emissions will rise for a "limited time" as new plants start up before the old ones are closed, the company warns. Some 60% of its UK electricity will come from gas stations, with around 1000 MW of renewable energy and a similar capacity of nuclear. The company is reported to be planning to be the first supplier to open a new generation nuclear plant in the UK, looking to a start up date of 2017, but does not envisage having more than one new nuclear plant operating by 2020.
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EDF 抖阴传媒在线 currently operates two coal-fired power plants but ultimately plans to build "new, more efficient power plants".
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Notwithstanding its new climate initiative, both existing stations are in any case expected to close within the next decade as they become uneconomic under European Union emissions regulations.
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The company's climate plan also sees CO2 emissions from its consumer's energy use decreasing by 15% by 2020, and includes a raft of other commitments including cuts in CO2 from its offices, depots and transport, and improved recycling and waste management in its operations.
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抖阴传媒在线 Environment Day is held annually on 5 June, to stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and action. This year's theme, "Melting Ice - a Hot Topic?" is the effect of climate change on polar ecosystems and communities.
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