A selection of reports that have come my way this week:
…The head of the International Energy Agency warns that “The chance of limiting the rise in global temperatures to 2 degrees Celsius this century is getting slimmer and slimmer”:
http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/energy-summit-iea-idINDEE84F0F120120516
…An announcement of the new book “A Geek Manifesto: Why Science Matters”, by Mark Henderson:
http://geekmanifesto.wordpress.com/about/
…A campaign by Avaaz (directed at the recent G8 summit) to publicise the $1 trillion of public money worldwide currently subsidising the fossil fuel industry:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/a_new_plan_to_save_the_planet/?cl=1809464540&v=14364
…A web chat about the Desertec foundation, aiming to build links between Europe and North Africa to provide access to North Africa’s solar energy resources:
…A post on Carbon Commentary – “Food versus fuel: a debate that has only one possible conclusion”:
http://www.carboncommentary.com/2012/05/17/2354
…A post from ‘Think Progress’ on Jonathan Koomey’s new book, Cold Cash, Cool Climate: Science-Based Advice for Ecological Entrepreneurs, which is said to offer a concise, compelling analysis of why innovative entrepreneurial approaches are needed in order to limit global climate change, and to improve the quality of life while doing so.
…And finally – for those who like their gloom laid on with a trowel – an article from ‘Scientific American’: “Apocalypse Soon: Has Civilization Passed the Environmental Point of No Return?”