Julian Sturdy
Main Page: Julian Sturdy (Conservative - York Outer)(13 years, 6 months ago)
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Gregory Barker
It is a DEFRA issue, and obviously we will be asking our DEFRA colleagues how they think we, when representing the United Kingdom at Cancun, can best present the wider green agenda. However, I will talk to my colleagues in DEFRA, and if the hon. Lady wishes to make particular representations to me, I shall be glad to receive them.
Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)
T10. Does the Minister believe that sourcing energy from waste is sustainable in the long term?
Gregory Barker
Absolutely. Recovering energy from waste can play a very important part in tackling climate change, improving energy security and creating green jobs. However, given the waste hierarchy, before we use waste for energy we must reduce it, and recover it in ways that have less damaging environmental impacts.