World must race to develop green energy, urges Rees

An urgent project on the scale of the Apollo moon landings is needed to boost research into green energy sources and save the planet from environmental disaster, according to Britain’s top scientist.

Writing in the US journal Science today, Sir Martin Rees, president of Britain’s most prestigious scientific institute, the Royal Society, expresses dismay at G8 leaders’ “worrisome lack of determination” to accelerate development of new energy sources, given the expected 50% rise in the world’s energy needs – and carbon dioxide emissions – in the next 25 years.
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