Global business and the dawn of a new energy reality
The need to transform the Global Economy towards a more sustainable future is a given to most but who should be driving that change is a hot topic. Many believe that governments have failed to deliver the leadership required, resulting in confusing legislation and a lack of coherent policy. This has led to a call for businesses to lead the way.
In this special research report the Harvard Business Review Analytic Services asks some of the world’s most senior business leaders for their views on how business can help push the global economy to a lower carbon future? Do business leaders believe they are innovating enough? What are the barriers they face to developing and utilising new energy technologies within their corporations?
The survey findings uncover a complex relationship among individuals, corporations & energy.
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Lessons from America
It is common knowledge that shale gas, or fracking, has transformed the energy landscape in America. The widespread rollout of fracking has lowered natural gas prices and given the US an abundant supply. So much so that it is now exporting excess supplies to other countries. But in Europe, where a safety first approach has been adopted, progress has been slow and hindered by environmental concerns. As Europe ponders whether to embrace shale gas let’s take a look at the American story as it offers plenty of food for thought for policy makers and environmentalists.
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Christophe Frei provides his view on Europe’s energy future.
Kuala Lumpur Participant's Report
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PABLO KORACH
Posted: 04 December 2011
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Very common occurence in these subjects is the fact that most of the time it is us to blame for the delays in solving these problems because the authorities who decide what is to be done they are heavily convinced that only what they feel works is siutable to develop
I am an innovator in the forest industries (sawmilling) and worked on an R+D+i
to increase the yield of lumber obtained from a log. the result is that using my technology I can increase the yield from 50% to 120%. I feel that this new technology is of paramount importance
because tto produce lumber is one of the lowest power requirements. Also since we have increased the yield we now only need half of the volume of trees and the other half remains in the forest helping to decrease global warming, keeping water and trapping CO2
Last but not least the resulting product of this technology is the HOLLOW BEAM
that enables us to build the whole house with it enabling us to start a completely new house buiding technology making what today is called MORE WITH LESS, BETTER AND CHEAPER
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