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The Oil Crunch: stimulating debate on peak oil

Posted by Chris on Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:12am

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It has been a big week in the work we have been doing to support the UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security. On Wednesday, at the Royal Society, the Taskforce launched their second report -  ‘The Oil Crunch – a wake-up call for the UK economy’.

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Foresight 2010 trends research launched

Posted by Chris on Thu Dec 03, 2009 17:39pm

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This morning, we launched our Hothouse Foresight 2010 research with a breakfast salon at the Royal Society of Arts, London.

We had a prestigious line-up of speakers including Adam Boulton, political editor, Sky News; Paul Mason, economics editor, BBC Newsnight; Bronwen Maddox, chief correspondent, The Times; and Professor James Woudhuysen. Speakers shared their perspectives on the issues and trends likely to shape the coming twelve months and beyond.

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