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A Shaky Promise on Global Warming

December 29, 2015

A Shaky Promise on Global Warming The Paris climate conference produced an international agreement for curtailing global warming, but resistance from some leaders, particularly Republicans in the U.S., makes the prospect for its implementation doubtful and thus dangerous, writes Lawrence Davidson. Paris was certainly 2015’s center for ticking bombs. The year was bracketed by major […]

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Why Big Oil Should Kill Itself

December 26, 2015

Why Big Oil Should Kill Itself LONDON – Now that oil prices have settled into a long-term range of $30-50 per barrel (as described here a year ago), energy users everywhere are enjoying an annual income boost worth more than $2 trillion. The net result will almost certainly accelerate global growth, because the beneficiaries of this enormous income […]

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Paris Climate Deal: How Could They Do This to Us?

December 15, 2015

Paris Climate Deal: How Could They Do This to Us? On Sunday morning, 13 December 2015, the 2015 Paris Climate Summit (COP21) finally wound to close as the last decisions were agreed. At almost 1 a.m. observers representing youth, women, labour unions, research centers, indigenous peoples, and business were asked their opinion. Most media had […]

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The Net-Zero Imperative

December 15, 2015

The Net-Zero Imperative OXFORD – The world has reached an historic agreement on climate change. The deal concluded at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris commits countries to take steps to limit warming to “well below” 2º Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels and to pursue “efforts” to limit warming to 1.5ºC. It also […]

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It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves

November 25, 2015

It’s Too Late to “Save” the Climate, But Not Too Late to Save Ourselves Yet another United Nations climate confab is about to commence, this time in Paris, France, where the tragic backdrop of terrorism, war, and a growing immigration crisis now grips the country. It’s fitting that global warming talks should happen here, considering the role […]

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Resource Insights: Five energy surprises for 2015: The possible and the improbable

December 28, 2014

Resource Insights: Five energy surprises for 2015: The possible and the improbable. The coming year is likely to be as full of surprises in the field of energy as 2014 was. We just don’t know which surprises! I am not predicting that any of the following will happen, and they will be surprises to most […]

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