Bloomberg: U.K. Needs More Secure Energy Supply, Lawmakers Say

The U.K. needs to switch from a short-term vision for energy supply of just “keeping the lights on” to a longer-term view to account for risks from electromagnetic pulses, flooding and climate change, a panel of lawmakers said.

Prime Minister David Cameron should consider allocating more money to improve Britain’s resilience in these areas, the lawmakers said in a report published today examining the national security strategy.

Cameron is “too focused on managing current events at the expense of looking ahead,” the chairwoman of the committee, opposition Labour Party lawmaker Margaret Beckett, said in an e-mailed statement. “Recent events at home and abroad are a salutary reminder of the value of thinking about threats to our national security in the widest sense and of keeping a close eye on what is over the horizon.”
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