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Even the boss of Britain's wind farm trade body tells Miliband he should allow more North Sea oil and gas production
The wind fam trade body has urged Ed Miliband to allow more North Sea drilling to boost homegrown energy.Tara Singh, the chief executive of RenewableUK, said the crisis in the Middle East demonstrated how vulnerable Britain was to energy price shocks.
She said that the UK would be 'stronger, safer and less exposed if it produces more home-grow energy of every kind'.
Britain would still need fossil fuels 'for the foreseeable future,' she added, so it was 'entirely sensible' to dig for oil and gas in the North Sea.
Her intervention will infuriate the Energy Secretary Mr Miliband who has so far resisted pressure to expand licences for North Sea drilling.
He reiterated his dedication to green power over the weekend as said the 'one lesson' from the Iran crisis was the need to go 'further and faster' on 'homegrown clean power'.
Since last July, Labour has largely banned licences for new drilling and expanded a 78pc windfall tax on producers.
Opponents of Mr Miliband's approach include Labour's union backer, Unite and the GMB Union, as well as Sir Tony Blair's think tank.
Even boss of wind farm body tells Miliband to drill the North Sea
Tara Singh, the chief executive of RenewableUK, said the crisis in the Middle East demonstrated how vulnerable Britain was to energy price shocks.