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"It is a missed opportunity when we have an economic crisis. It is a big opportunity to tackle the environmental crisis.
"There was nothing like what the Government could have done. The £525m for offshore wind projects is really good but they could have done an awful lot more.
"The money will also be used to invest in carbon capture and storage, while the jobs can be immediately found in wind farms. They have got their priorities wrong."
Shirley pointed out that the £435m to help energy efficient schemes and £100m for councils to build energy efficient homes was "woefully inadequate" and ludicrous compared with the money being spent on nuclear power plants and replacement Trident, let alone the banks.
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