Thursday 12 November 2009

Britain's renewable energy targets are 'physically impossible', says study

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers' 'battle plan' for climate change includes geo-engineering and nuclear power

It will be physically impossible for the UK to meet its renewable energy targets in both the short and long term, according to a group of engineering experts.

In a new study, they called for the government to adopt a "war-time" mentality in their approach to dealing with climate change and consider experimental approaches such as artificial trees that soak up carbon dioxide to buy the time needed to build the required level of low-carbon infrastructure in the UK.


Read more on the guardian report at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/12/britain-renewable-energy-targets-impossible


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