E.ON, one of the UK's leading power and gas companies, has launched its Energy Manifesto for the coming decades as the UK looks to reduce emissions, ensure energy is as affordable as possible and address the need to keep the lights on.

The Manifesto was launched by Dr Paul Golby, E.ON UK Chief Executive, at a special event in London where he outlined the 'trilemma' of how to balance the priorities of carbon, costs and energy security.

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Dr Golby said: "The UK's generation infrastructure is being massively overhauled. We must take this opportunity to make sure that the energy of the future is low carbon, secure and as low cost as possible.

"We are calling for a new, balanced and honest debate about the UK's energy needs, one that truly assesses the consequence in terms of carbon, cost and security of our energy choices.

"Our interest in the outcome of this debate - and our willingness to fully participate in it - is driven by the fact that we have already begun to help build the energy infrastructure for the future.

"Yet, at every turn - on renewables, on coal and no doubt on nuclear - the narrow and superficial nature of the current energy debate is hampering our ability to meet the country's future energy needs."

(CD/JM)