Energy Security Strategy Debate
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Lord Teverson
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(2 years ago)
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Lord Callanan (Con)
Ultimately, yes, but in the short term we will want to support both forms of hydrogen production to get the market started and we will look towards providing something similar to the contracts for difference scheme for hydrogen production. As the noble Viscount is aware, we announced an expansion of hydrogen production in the strategy.
Lord Teverson (LD)
My Lords, is it still the case that despite this plan, just one person in a local community can in effect veto an onshore wind plan for that community?
Lord Callanan (Con)
I do not think so—I do not think it would be that specific. We will not have one person vetoing an application. However, we would want to make sure that there was general community support for further onshore wind capacity before development proceeded.