Gordon Brown has relaxed immigration restrictions on atomic engineers as part of a series of measures to clean up the environment and curb crude oil prices.
At a recent press conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Gordon Brown told oil producing nations that the UK is determined to wean itself off oil dependency by expanding its nuclear power industry and developing other renewable forms of energy. The Government is pushing to increase the amount of electricity generated by nuclear power plants which currently account for a fifth of supply. Brown has been shmoosing companies to build new plants and has relaxed immigration restrictions for atomic engineers.
Brown said: “Our commitment to the biggest expansion of nuclear power in Europe is now clear and definitive.”
The changes are part of a ‘new deal’ Brown proposed to oil producing nations on behalf of the nations of the European Union. If Brown gets his way, this could see nations such as Saudi Arabia, Norway, The United Arab Emirates and Qatar recycling over $3 trillion they have reaped from a surge in oil prices into Western European nations.
Brown explained Saudi Arabia and Norway are working with Britain on carbon capture programs that pump fumes blamed for damaging the earth’s climate for storage underground. He added that the United Arab Emirates are also talking to the UK about investing in nuclear projects and Qatar is also seeking to invest in Britain’s energy industry.
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