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IPCC report lays out options

Briefing: IPCC background

30 April 2007

The IPCC was established by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1988. At the time it was recognised that climate change was a serious issue and that world leaders would need unbiased scientific advice - independent of national interests and corporate influence. The IPCC is charged with providing 'policy relevant' but not 'policy prescriptive' advice to policymakers on all aspects of the climate change problem.

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Climate Change - Nuclear not the answer

30 April 2007

While the nuclear industry’s 1950s dream of clean energy that would be too cheap to meter lies in economic and environmental tatters that same industry is now desperately trying to convince us that it is the solution to climate change. While the world is struggling to manage the vast mountains of radioactive waste, which have been produced over the last half-century, many in the finance industry dismiss it as ‘too expensive to matter’.

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Energy [R]evolution - Executive Summary

27 October 2008

This is a 16 page summary of the report that provides a blueprint showing how to apply existing technologies to halve global CO2 emissions by 2050, whilst allowing for an increase in energy consumption. The report is divided into 10 regional reports, with a global summary. It demonstrates how a 'business as usual' scenario is not an option if we are to attain a secure and stable energy supply.

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Energy [R]evolution

27 October 2008

This report provides a blueprint showing how to apply existing technologies to halve global CO2 emissions by 2050, whilst allowing for an increase in energy consumption. The report is divided into 10 regional reports, with a global summary. It demonstrates how a 'business as usual' scenario is not an option if we are to attain a secure and stable energy supply.

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