Aiming too high?

For the UK is to meet its renewable energy targets there needs to be "drastic" changes, it was revealed this week.
The EU committee stated that for the government to meet the 2020 targets they need to introduce comprehensive measures.
The UK needs to have 15% of its energy coming from renewable sources, at the moment only 1.3% does.
The report reveals that their should be an economic incentive to encorage people to make changes in their homes.

'Incentives'

Lord Freeman, Chairman of the Lords EU Committee on the Internal Market, said: "Energy efficiency and energy saving must be the starting points for meeting the target and policies to encourage reductions in energy use."
He added: "If we fail to meet this goal, the UK will become increasingly reliant on nuclear and fossil fuel power."
41% of the UK's energy use is for heating and cooling. To reduce this figure the commitee advises an increase in existing micro-generation grants and a system of renewable heat.
The renewables target will mean an increase the cost of energy.
It has, however, been said that help will be given to the least well off.