Letter to John Sauven, Greenpeace, re Legal action over the UK Energy Review 2006

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) argues that the UK government failed to meet its 2003 promise of 'fullest public consultation' before deciding to support new nuclear power stations. SGR criticizes the 2006 Energy Review for using a minimum consultation period, using misleading questioning that implied an early policy stage, and failing to provide substantive views on critical nuclear power issues.

• SGR asserts that the UK Energy Review 2006 did not fulfill the promise made in the 2003 Energy White Paper to provide "the fullest public consultation and the publication of a white paper setting out the Government’s proposals" before deciding on new nuclear power stations.
• SGR identifies three specific failures in the consultation process: the duration was only the minimum allowed by the government's code of practice despite the issue's complexity; Question 3 of the nuclear power consultation paper falsely implied the government was at an early policy-making stage; and the consultation paper lacked substantive views on many relevant nuclear power issues, obscuring the government's critical decision-making factors.
• SGR concludes that the government's handling of the nuclear power issue was inconsistent with good governance and democratic principles.

APA

Parkinson, S. (2006). Letter to John Sauven, Greenpeace, re Legal action over the UK Energy Review 2006. Scientists for Global Responsibility. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/greenpeace-legal-action-over-uk-energy-review-sgr-letter

Chicago

Parkinson, Stuart. Letter to John Sauven, Greenpeace, re Legal action over the UK Energy Review 2006. Scientists for Global Responsibility, 2006. https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/greenpeace-legal-action-over-uk-energy-review-sgr-letter.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{parkinson2006letter, author = {Parkinson, Stuart}, title = {{Letter to John Sauven, Greenpeace, re Legal action over the UK Energy Review 2006}}, publisher = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, year = {2006}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/greenpeace-legal-action-over-uk-energy-review-sgr-letter}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }