Report: UK Energy white paper: meeting the energy challenge

Website: www.berr.gov.uk/energy/whitepaper/page39534.html

Energy is essential in almost every aspect of our lives and for the success of the economy. UK Government faces two long-term energy challenges:

• tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions both within the UK and abroad; and
• ensuring secure, clean and affordable energy as we become increasingly dependent on imported fuel.

This White Paper, published on 23 May 2007, sets out the UK Government's international and domestic energy strategy to respond to these changing circumstances, address the long term energy challenges it faces and deliver its four energy policy goals:

• to put ourselves on a path to cutting CO₂ emissions by some 60% by about 2050, with real progress by 2020;
• to maintain the reliability of energy supplies;
• to promote competitive markets in the UK and beyond;
• to ensure that every home is adequately and affordably heated.

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