Presents IMechE's doubts regarding government's new energy policy. Aspiration to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2); Focus on power generation; Opinion of ignoring transport and the built environment; Influence on climate change; Promotion of efficiency measures.
The article focuses on the changes to the British energy planning system that is being proposed in the Planning White Paper 2007 to address climate change and energy security. The document highlights that since 2003, there has been growing evidence and calls to mitigate man-made climate change. It notes that the government plans to support tidal and offshore wind energy. It cites the reaction of environmentalists and proponents of nuclear and carbon capture and storage (CCS) to the paper.