"The years of cheap energy and careless pollution are behind us. We need a new strategy. Past total dependence on oil must give way to a clean energy future." "I am convinced that we need a renance of nuclear power. Britain is now moving quickly to replace its ageing fleet of nuclear power stations. And all around the world I see renewed interest in thaissis technology, as countries contemplate the alternative - continued oil dependence and unchecked climate change." British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, at the Summit for 'the Mediterranean' in Paris on 13 July