A new report published in August 2007 from the Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform department sets out the Government's preliminary view of the potential of dynamic demand to make savings in carbon emissions. Dynamic demand is the use of low-cost electronics fitted to appliances such as refrigerators and freezers, so that they time their electricity consumption in response to conditions on the National Grid, creating a national energy-storage solution. Government-funded research will:

An article in the journal Science (August 2007) argues that the the EU target of ensuring 10% of petrol and diesel comes from renewable sources by 2020 is not an effective way to curb carbon emissions.