Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage
A．The desired breakthrough could be obtained by the end of the next decade if investment were increased.
B．At the present level of research spending, it is difficult to make any significant progress in the provision of energy from the sun.
C．The EEC spends one billion pounds on imported energy each year.
D．The total yearly spending of the EEC on solar, energy research amounted to almost 6 million dollars.