Many of you are in the belief that we are near the end of the fossil fuels that we are using to generate electricity. Nothing could be further from the truth. Coal is in plentiful supply, indeed there is more coal on the Alaskan north slope than has been mined in America to date, every continent has supplies of coal and more is being discovered daily. Oil and gas are also in plentiful supply, which belies the price increases which follow the refined output lows not available petroleum. The North Sea still has plentiful supplies, though output there is low due to government tax take and refusal of the oil companies to pay this. If this government was less greedy the North Sea volumes would increase markedly. There are also many places where oil/gas would be found if the relavent licence could be obtained. Offshore drilling in Florida and California has been banned despite the exploration showing the resource to be there. We need the political will to face the facts and the need of humanity for reasonably priced energy. Transportation has the most urgent need for easily carried and replenished fuel and present technology gives us petrol and diesel. Hydrogen is too dangerous to store and does not contain enough energy. My car gives nearly 600 miles to a tankful. The same quantity of hydrogen will give 180 miles, so not a fuel efficient source of power.