Towards a low carbon future

Scientists publish road map for low carbon future (as would be expected it focuses on the technical fix to keep things going)
The UK lacks a coherent energy system that can effectively meet future energy needs while preventing rapid climate change, according to leading scientists. A report published of a discussion meeting held at the Royal Society calls for a new vision for energy generation that is based on the long term replacement of fossil fuels through the development and deployment of new technologies.
Professor John Shepherd, lead author of the report, said; "For the sake of future generations we cannot afford to wait until our climate is changed dramatically or the oil runs out before we end our dependency on fossil fuels. If the UK wants to provide global leadership it has to convert talk into action.
The report, Towards a low carbon future outlines a roadmap of the technologies which can play a part in the short (up to 2020), medium (2020-2050) and longer term (beyond 2050) in decarbonising electricity:
* Short-term transition: deployment of renewables such as wind, tidal and biomass, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and the renewal of nuclear power if issues such as the safe disposal of waste can be addressed
* Medium-term transition: new marine, bio-energy and advanced solar technologies, synthetic fuels and wide spread deployment of CCS
* Longer-term transition: advanced energy storage and delivery technology to allow the wide spread use of intermittent energy from wind, the sea and the sun and potential deployment of nuclear fusion.
http://royalsociety.org/document.asp?tip=0&id=8174