Amid controversy and attacks from both sides of the issue, KPMG has decided it will not publish a study it did on the cost-effectiveness of a British carbon-reduction plan and the strategies to achieve the goal.
Preliminary findings from the larger report were disclosed, and they prompted arguments and attacks from both sides of the green-energy debate and a BBC television special.
The preliminary findings of the report suggested the UK could save £34 billion (US$53 billion) by ditching plans for a massive expansion in wind power capacity and instead focusing on nuclear and gas capacity, GreenBiz.com reported.
"The assumptions and parameters used in the model – which examined the investment and lifetime costs of different energy generation sources – produced large swings in the financial outcomes," KPMG spokeswoman Sorrelle Cooper explained. "To avoid any misinterpretation we have decided not to publish any findings."
