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Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg attacked the Tories, the Liberal Democrats' coalition partners, over green growth and energy when he delivered his leader's speech at his party conference in Brighton today.
Clegg said the Conservatives had backtracked over green issues and green policies over the past year.
“Let the Conservatives be in no doubt. We will hold them to their promises on the environment” he told the party faithful this afternoon.
He stressed the country needed “a clean, green economy, powered by the new low-carbon technologies”.
He insisted: “Decarbonising our economy isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a fantastic economic opportunity.
“The green economy in Britain is growing strongly right now, bringing in billions of pounds and creating thousands of jobs – in wind, solar and tidal energy; the technologies that will power our economy in the decades to come.
“Going green means going for growth. But more than that, it means going for more energy that we produce ourselves and which never runs out; it means going for clear air and clean water and a planet we can proudly hand over to our children.
“Going green means going forward” he told the conference
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