Gordon Brown hails a 'green revolution'
Thousands of new wind turbines could be built across the UK over the coming decade as part of a £100bn plan to boost renewable energy.Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the UK should be a leader in renewable energy.
But he warned it would not come from "business as usual" and he called for a national debate on achieving the UK's target of 15% renewable energy by 2020.
The Tories said that Labour was coming round to "our vision". The Lib Dems said Mr Brown "doesn't do green".
In a speech earlier, Mr Brown said the government's plans represented the "most dramatic change in our energy policy since the advent of nuclear power".
Increasing our renewable energy sources in these ways, on this scale, will require national purpose and a shared national endeavour Prime Minister Gordon Brown
"The North Sea has now passed its peak of oil and gas supply - but it will now embark on a new transformation into the global centre of the offshore wind industry.
'Inevitable' changes
Under the government's plans an extra 4,000 onshore and 3,000 offshore turbines will be needed, impacting on communities, business and the government.
Ministers say visible changes to landscapes, towns and cities are "inevitable" but in his speech Mr Brown promised local communities wind turbines would be sited in the "right" locations.
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