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Will the current financial crisis influence energy policy and support climate change initiatives?
“We cannot let the financial and economic crisis delay the policy action that is urgently needed to ensure secure energy supplies and to curtail rising emissions of greenhouse gases. We must usher in a global energy revolution by improving energy efficiency and increasing the deployment of low-carbon energy,” said Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) at the launch of the World Energy Outlook (WEO) 2008 – the latest edition of the annual IEA flagship publication.
The report goes on to confirm data around peak oil and to question the likelihood of being able to contain climate change to what many believe are acceptable levels.
This follows a statement last month from Nicholas Stern (of Stern report fame) that the current crisis offers the best global opportunity to address climate change issues.
What is the most appropriate response by New Zealand to these reports? What possible lines of debate could we best employ? What will these say about our national identity?
It would be interesting to hear from other members of the forum.
The report goes on to confirm data around peak oil and to question the likelihood of being able to contain climate change to what many believe are acceptable levels.
This follows a statement last month from Nicholas Stern (of Stern report fame) that the current crisis offers the best global opportunity to address climate change issues.
What is the most appropriate response by New Zealand to these reports? What possible lines of debate could we best employ? What will these say about our national identity?
It would be interesting to hear from other members of the forum.
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