Energy shortage is a global concern

[Timna]

Energy shortage is a global concern

Could we be facing a supply shortage as the demand for electricity continues to increase? More fuel efficiency is needed both at home and in industry to beat the deficit.

Could Britain face an “energy gap”, where we simply do not have enough power to keep the lights on? The Institute of Civil Engineers is one of the organisations that thinks so.

“Investment is needed now to plug an energy gap that may be with us in less than five years and to meet very demanding emission reduction targets,” a recent report by the Institute on UK infrastructure concluded.

In the next 10 years, eight nuclear power stations will come to the end of their functioning life. A further eight gigawatts of capacity will be lost when six coal-fired power stations close (by 2015 at the latest) because they are too polluting to comply with the EU Large Combustion Plant Directive, and Energy Secretary Chris Huhne has just announced that any new coal-fired plants must be fitted with (as yet undeveloped) carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Yet high-speed electric trains and electric cars will increase demand for electricity.

Energy shortage is a global concern - Telegraph

[Suzanne]

I'm for treating the environment as well as possible, but how can nations that are deeply in debt choose the most expensive options to fill their energy needs? It reminds me of our own "Obama Care" that we can't afford and the public doesn't want.