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This article presents information related to wider issues in energy and energy policy through the eyes of engineers. The government said, for instance, that Great Britain's carbon dioxide emissions should be cut by 60% from current levels by 2050. By a margin of 51% to 39%, engineers thought it could, though many added the caveat that it would need significant investment and some push by government. A nearer target in the white paper is the aim for renewable sources to cater for 20% of Great Britain's energy demand by 2020.

Reports on the 17th Congress of the World Energy Council in Houston, Texas on September 13-18, 1998. Topics discussed; Congress theme; List of technical papers submitted during the meeting.