The UK will be unable to cut greenhouse gas emissions without new nuclear power stations, the country's top science academy has warned. The Royal Society has urged the government to show "political courage" in its forthcoming White Paper on energy, and make a clear decision on the future of nuclear power. Without nuclear energy, Britain would have to rely increasingly on fossil fuels, leading to increasing carbon dioxide emissions and the catastrophic consequences of global warming, it said http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2743515.stm