Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents

Challenge of climate change from a developing country / Marthinhus van Schalkwyk -- Energy consumption challenge of the industrialized world : an overview of German climate policy / Sigmar Gabriel -- Oil : how can Europe kick the habit of dependence? / Derek Osborn -- Nuclear option / Elizabeth Dowdeswell -- Bioenergy : neither golden solution nor prescription for disaster / Jürgen Maier -- Localized energy conflicts in the oil sector / Nnimmo Bassey -- Creating a climate of security : the latest science and acceptable risk / Andrew Higham -- Climate of fear : environment, migration and security / Devyani Gupta -- Changing economics / Nicholas Stern -- Water scenarios : ’the unpredictable flow’ / Johan Kuylenstierna, Michael Moore and David Trouba -- Handling or not handling the food crisis / Jacque Diouf -- Climate change and biodiversity loss : the great new threats to peace, security and development / Ahmed Djoghlaf --
Climate change : a new threat to Middle East security / Gidon Bromberg ... [et al.] -- At the water’s edge : climate justice, small islands and sustainable development / Stuart Beck and Michael K. Dorsey -- Climate risks and insecurities / Melinda Kimble -- Multilateral system for climate and energy security : what roles for existing institutions? / Felix Dodds and Richard Sherman -- Who decides? ; the role of the United Nations and Security Council in addressing climate and energy insecurity / Chris Spence -- Financing the low-carbon transition in developing countries : the role of multilateral development banks / Barbara J. Bramble -- European Union response to the challenge / Stavros Dimas -- Sub-national climate change action model for the world / Linda Adams and Steve Howard -- Green new deal : poverty reduction and economic stability in a carbon-constrained world / Andrew Simms --
Energy, climate change and human security : the trade union challenge / Winston Gereluk and Lucien Royer -- What is a credible corporate response to the climate change? / Craig Bennett -- Taking action : financing a climate change technology revolution / Andrew Higham.