▁and ▁Energy , ▁said : ▁" In ▁the ▁next ▁ 5 0 ▁years , ▁nuclear ▁fusion ▁will ▁neither ▁tack le ▁climate ▁change ▁nor ▁guarantee ▁the ▁security ▁of ▁our ▁energy ▁supply ." ▁Ar gu ing ▁that ▁the ▁EU ' s ▁energy ▁research ▁should ▁be ▁focused ▁elsewhere , ▁she ▁said : ▁" The ▁Green / E FA ▁group ▁dem ands ▁that ▁these ▁funds ▁be ▁spent ▁instead ▁on ▁energy ▁research ▁that ▁is ▁relevant ▁to ▁the ▁future . ▁A ▁major ▁focus ▁should ▁now ▁be ▁put ▁on ▁renew able ▁sources ▁of ▁energy ." ▁French ▁Green ▁party ▁law maker ▁No ël ▁Mam ère ▁claims ▁that ▁more ▁concrete ▁efforts ▁to ▁fight ▁present - day ▁global ▁war ming ▁will ▁be ▁neglect ed ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁I TER : ▁" This ▁is ▁not ▁good ▁news ▁for ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁green house ▁effect ▁because ▁we ' re ▁going ▁to ▁put ▁ten ▁billion ▁eu ros ▁towards ▁a ▁project ▁that ▁has ▁a ▁term ▁of ▁ 3 0 – 5 0 ▁years ▁when ▁we ' re ▁not ▁even ▁sure ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁effective ." ▁ ▁I TER ▁is ▁not ▁designed ▁to ▁produce ▁electric ity , ▁but ▁made ▁as ▁a ▁proof ▁of ▁concept ▁re actor ▁for ▁the ▁later ▁DE MO ▁project . ▁ ▁Res p ons es ▁to ▁criticism ▁Pro ponents ▁believe ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁I TER ▁criticism ▁is ▁mis leading ▁and ▁in ac cur ate , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁the ▁experiment ' s ▁" in her ent ▁danger ". ▁The ▁stated ▁goals ▁for ▁a ▁commercial ▁fusion ▁power ▁station ▁design ▁are