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The Millennium Goals brought about a great wave of change to the ways in which countries go about conducting their internal and external policies - the UK included. Paradoxically Goal 7, which strives to alert countries to the importance of ensuring environmental sustainability, has been shrouded in controversy. While many perceive it as an idealistic stab at launching a green revolution, no individual has volunteered to take up the sword of microgeneration and lead the rest in to battle, rather looking at governments to take action.

Most governments have, in fact, taken steps to meet the target set by Millennium Goal number 7, but the UK, many argue, has not done enough to meet its neighbours' clean standards. There is a fair question to be asked that if the government is not doing enough, can the citizens be expected to overcompensate?

In the recent years, Britain has done much to catch up to its green rivals, namely in the form of the Microgeneration Strategy, which was introduced two years ago by the Society of British Gas Industry. The Microgeneration Strategy is a mass-scale plan attempting to greatly reduce CO2 emissions. It aims to do this by providing zero- and low- carbon solutions for businesses, domestic homes, and communities. Its main targets are for all new homes to be zero-carbon by 2016, and all new non-domestic dwellings to achieve the same by 2019. Although this is later than the original timing set by the Millennium goals, it is still a very strong declaration of intent.

So what do these microgenerators actually entail? The answer lies in solar panels and windmills, or other small energy generators. With small solar and wind generator equipped to buildings, small home owners as well as larger businesses should be able to produce and supply energy on a local scale from renewable resources, making them self-sufficient.   The Guardian argues that based on the DBERR report, Microgeneration might even be a rival to nuclear power.

Microgenerators are therefore highly beneficial for certain dwellings, particularly those with no access to the main gas network. Additionally, this newly acquired self-sufficiency of households, businesses, and communities reduces their dependency on central power networks. Not to mention that we are able to help lead the new 'clean revolution' and make our own contribution to making the world a greener, cleaner place. 

Microgenerators systems also have disadvantages in the way that they are not necessarily accessible to everyone.

Microgeneration is not suitable for a minority of homes, whereas some business establishments such as shops have little access to this technology at all. Moreover, since microgenerators are a quite modern development, there are still only few specialists who know how to install a private energy producing unit. Microgenerators are not exactly cost-friendly either, which reaffirms the old argument that the future of sustainable development will not begin until costs fall significantly.

So is microgeneration the best way forward? Energy Minister Malcolm Wicks, among others, agree that it is. With the proper government support schemes in place, such as grants as well as more information regarding the pros and cons of microgeneration, more people will be ready to embrace it. It has the potential to have a massive impact on the reduction of CO2 emissions, so the more accessible microgeneration is made to the British public, the more individuals can do to reduce their ecological footprint. For now, it's back to recycling for most of us until we can afford to produce our own energy.

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