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Like many institutions and individuals, Shell, the oil giant, is trying to divine what lies ahead in a world with limited energy options, a fast-growing energy appetite, and a climate system almost assuredly disrupted should carbon dioxide emissions from today’s fuels of choice continue their seemingly inexorable rise. Earlier this month, the company’s forecasters produced two energy scenarios for the next two generations, which they call “the world of scramble” and the “world of blueprints.” In 2002, I wrote about a report, “Great Transition,” ranging from Eco Communalism to Fortress World.” the real future will likely be a messy mix similar to the present There’ll be instability, poverty, overpopulation, and pollution in some places (they tend to go hand in hand, as in Haiti) that is the goal of Dot Earth (slide show), both this blog and a set of stories I plan to write in coming months. So coal makes a big comeback in some regions solutions that are politically straightforward |
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