http://www.globalchange.com Sustainability and global economic growth, climate change and global warming. Limits to water, food, minerals, energy and natural resources. Scandal of biofuels policy converting food into biodiesel or ethanol for vehicles / cars / aviation. Challenge of demographics and population growth, plus growth of economy in emerging nations. Africa and Asia urbanisation into megacities with huge infrastructure challenges. Global warming science is it correct? Truth about carbon dioxide and global temperature records. Ice cap gas analysis and future predictions for sea level rises, glacier melting, break up of ice caps, changes in Antactica and North Pole. Energy saving innovation and new business opportunities. Electric vehicles, low energy street lighting, carbon capture and sequestration, nuclear fusion, solar, wind, wave and tidal power generation. Changes in EU and US regulation on use of biofuels. Energy subsidies and government policy conforming with Kyoto commitments. Lecture by physician and futurist keynote conference speaker Patrick Dixon for 2008 Stein Am Rhein leadership summit – facilitated by Professor Prabhu Guptara.
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