Climate Change and Energy Insecurity

In the spring of 2005,the International Futures Forum conducted some research on the relationship between climate change and energy security, projecting 50 years into the past and 50 into the future. In the event, few people were able to see much beyond 2020, but the longer term perspective is vital in order to inform present decisions and actions. The relationship between climate change and energy security is much more widely recognised four years on, especially if one just extrapolates current trends without any revolution in energy provision, since the burning of fossil fuels is a major driver of climate change. Revisioning security to include environmental dimensions is essential. This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges, beginning with future energy stability and moving on to an analysis of climate insecurity, including an essay by Lord Stern and papers on the future of food and water. The third and most extensive section explores avenues for preventative diplomacy from a number of different perspectives, including that of the so-called green new deal. All this represents a very thorough briefing on the issues.