A multidisciplinary report was published in November 2005, which aims to provide the UK government with a coherent, feasible solution to the acknowledgement problem of the UK's looming energy gap. This report is the result of a consensus meeting between 150 scientific, technical, economic and sociological experts at Burlington House on 12-13 October 2005, under the auspices of The Geological Society of London. The meeting was co-sponsored by five sister societies and institutes, including the Energy Institute.