energy
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Research
Energy Hot Topics in China
As the energy consumption of China in 2010 reached 3.25 billion tons of standard coal equivalent in which coal consumption accounted for about 70%, China has become the largest energy consuming country around the world.
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Research
A global land-grab: is food the strongest currency?
Increasing populations and environmental degradation are placing a huge strain upon global food supplies. Many countries have developed a new strategy to secure their food stocks – leasing or buying agricultural land abroad.
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Publications
Closing the green gap: Are we there yet?
The last decade has seen the Australian property sector make truly impressive green strides from a
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Fighting for resources: a new type of conflict?
Many of the Earth’s natural resources will not last forever. Countries are now willing to go to war to secure their natural resource supplies to ensure their future security. How is resource scarcity influencing the political and social agenda?
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Research
Consumption, Investment and Jobs
As part of the 4see project, this A0-sized poster contains historical data for the whole UK economy since 1990. It includes economic activity, investment, capital, employment, energy, trade, balance of payments and transportation.
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Talks
CNBC’s Executive Vision
Chris Luebkeman, Arup’s Director for Global Foresight & Innovation appears on CNBC’s “Executive Vision”.
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Research
4see
An economy-wide systemic approach which draws insights from historical socio-economic-energy trends to develop future scenarios. A 4see model can be used to test whether future scenarios are physically consistent, since if they are not physically viable, they cannot be economically possible.
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Publications
SlimCity Knowledge Cards
The WEF’s SlimCity initiative provides a global platform where Mayors and the private sector can exchange solutions to deliver resource efficiency at the city level.
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Workshops
ICE Future of UK Aviation Industry
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) wanted to instigate a national debate about the future development of UK airport infrastructure. In 2009, they commissioned Arup’s Foresight team to design and lead a collaborative process to build a set of plausible scenarios for the future of UK aviation.
