Professor Michael Morris:

That would be very sensible. One of my main criticisms of the report is that what will happen and what will be developed has not been prioritised. The report is constantly focused on the aim of a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030. Clearly, some of the technologies that are called out in that report are for the 2030 to 2050 period. Most of our climate goals can be met within the energy sector within that 2030 framework. The 2030 to 2050 period is where we have real problems. Even if these are split between things that will give us big wins between now and 2030 and those that will actually achieve what I suspect will be the more difficult targets between 2030 and 2050, that would be an eminently sensible thing to do.