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Growing demand for energy in developing countries and calls for greener energy worldwide are putting unprecedented pressure on the global energy system. Existing energy institutions are struggling to remain relevant. A new mechanism for cooperation is needed.



DAVID G. VICTOR is a Professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego, where he directs the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation.… Continue

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http://www.cfr.org/publication/20731/chance_for_climate_change_momentum.html?breadcrumb=%2F



November 10, 2009

Conference Panel Session: U.S. Options for Copenhagen



Frank E. Loy, chairman of the Board of Population Services International; Michael A. Levi, director of the Program on Energy Security and… Continue

http://www.cfr.org/publication/19710/crisis_guide.html?breadcrumb=%2F



Excellent comprehensive and interactive "crisis guide" exploring the Global Economy and the recent events. This explores how it came about as well as implications for business moving forward. A compilation of past articles, time lines, interviews, videos etc.



There are also other such "Crisis Guides" on Darfur, Israeli/Palestinian Conflict, and Climate Change.



CFR is a non partisan American… Continue

PBS Frontline: Small World



Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground

Dirty little secrets from the e-waste trade



On the outskirts of Ghana's biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, a slum carved into the banks of the Korle Lagoon, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah.



Correspondent Peter Klein and a group of graduate journalism students from the University of British Columbia have come here as part of a global… Continue