CO2 or energy security

Does the argument hinge on the price of CO2? Or on the way we get our energy?

For me the essential issue is not CO2 but energy security. Get the security by new, certainly non-fossil fuel burning sources, and we overcome the CO2 issue.

It is then a question of how much we are willing to pay for this new form of energy, and we need to look long and hard at those alternatives - wind, tide, geo, PV, and see how we can build a balance. PV maybe useless for the UK, but I see nothing wrong with the giant EU project to cover the sahara desert with solar panels and ship us the electricity. And I believe that Spain and Greece (especially those small islands) can benefit from PV. So its all about the right renewable energy source and balance.

One issue that has to be solved is storage of electricity when the sun is not shining!

Don't in the end forget that resources (even uranium for nuclear stations) will run out. And in the end all we have got left is the sun, essentially the only source of energy for the earth.