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Nature 421, 879 (27 February 2003) | doi:10.1038/421879b

Experts cast doubt on Britain's green energy ambitions

Natasha McDowell

Plans for a new UK Energy Research Centre and a dedicated facility to test ocean-wave energy are the highlights of the research component of Britain's energy strategy, published on 24 February. But experts have questioned whether these and other proposals have the political and financial backing to meet the government's goal, announced in the strategy, of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 60% by 2050.