Academy cautious over Energy White Paper.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-25 February 2003-ROYAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING: Academy cautious over Energy White Paper(C)1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02242003 The Royal Academy of Engineering's Vice President, Mr Phil Ruffles FREng, today welcomed the publication of the Energy White Paper but cautioned that the targets for renewables, reduction in emissions and energy efficiency were all economically and technologically demanding.

The Academy has been on record previously pointing out the immense engineering challenges of meeting these targets - in some cases solutions have not yet been identified - and stands ready to assist in any way that it can. Targets for emissions reduction and renewables, although theoretically feasible, will be very difficult and...