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What stories will impact people and the planet in 2013? Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, presents his views for where the world is headed in international development, climate change, energy, sustainable business, natural resources, and more. What will be the big news stories? Who will be the change makers? And, why does it all matter? Celebrating its 10th anniversary, STORIES TO WATCH 2013 takes place on 15 January 2013 and welcomes media representatives, policymakers, business leaders, and consultants who want to know what trends will shape the world in the coming year. Find out more at http://www.wri.org/event/2013/01/stories-watch-2013

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FEATURING

Andrew Steer President and CEO, WRI

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nadircruise/3047518565/sizes/l/in/photostream/

(Photo: jdlasica/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/jdlasica/3362224358/ Credit: jdlasica/Flickr

It’s been a great two decades . . .

↑100% real per capita income in developing countries

2 billion gained access to improved drinking water

↓50% people living on less than $1.25 per day

↓47% maternal deaths

↑58% girls enrolled in primary education in least developed countries

(United Nations, World Bank, 2012)

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http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Resources/Static/Products/Progress2012/English2012.pdf Education stat: http://databank.worldbank.org/Data/Home.aspx

. . . Or has it?

3.3 million deaths per year from air pollution

13 million hectares of forest lost per year

↑2.9x cement production

↑50% CO2 emissions

(WHO, The Lancet, EU, US DOE, FAO)

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Air pollution: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/ (see also http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2011/air_pollution_20110926/en/index.html) Road accidents: http://www.thelancet.com/themed/global-burden-of-disease CO2 emissions: http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/CO2REPORT2012.pdf Cement: http://ies.lbl.gov/iespubs/49097.pdf (1990) and http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/cement/mcs-2011-cemen.pdf (2010) ***Cement: Nearly 60% of the global figure is from China – get source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cement_production*** Forests: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1757e/i1757e.pdf

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GLOBAL CO2 EMISSIONS ON THE RISE

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http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_glob.html 2009 to 2011: http://www.pbl.nl/sites/default/files/cms/publicaties/PBL_2012_Trends_in_global_CO2_emissions_500114022.pdf

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SHIFT TO AN URBANIZED WORLD

(UN DESA, 2012)

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Sources: http://esa.un.org/unup/CD-ROM/WUP2011-F02-Proportion_Urban.xls; http://www.prb.org/Educators/TeachersGuides/HumanPopulation/Urbanization.aspx

EXPLOSION OF THE GLOBAL MIDDLE CLASS

1 billion in 1990 2 billion in 2010 5 billion by 2030

(Photo: ben124/Flickr)

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Definition of middle class from Homi Kharas/OECD cited in McKinsey Resource Revolution report: Daily per capita spending of $10 to $100 in purchasing parity terms. Source: Dr. Homi Kharas, Brookings Institution, via http://www.reuters.com/middle-class-infographic Photo credit: ben124/Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ben124/6974444470/in/photostream/

(WRI chart using World Bank data, 2012)

ARE WE RUNNING OUT? Price trends of major commodity bundles (real 2005 dollars)

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(Photo: MC-Leprosy/Flickr)

ENERGY MIX 1

1 WHAT ENERGY MIX? 1.3 billion people without access to electricity

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/knucklecallus/4254754096/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Credit: MC-Leprosy/Flickr

(Photo: Martini DK/Flickr)

55+ U.S. coal plants shut down in 2012; 395 remain

COAL

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/martini_dk/369891979/in/faves-philipstubbs/

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COAL | GLOBAL CONSUMPTION INCREASING

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http://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=1&pid=1&aid=2&cid=ww,&syid=1980&eyid=2011&unit=TST

(WRI, 2012)

COAL | PROPOSED NEW COAL POWER CAPACITY

COAL | PROPOSED NEW COAL POWER CAPACITY

(WRI, 2012)

INDIA

(WRI, 2012)

COAL | PROPOSED NEW COAL POWER CAPACITY

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COAL | U.S. COAL EXPORTS ARE RISING (2002 = 1.0)

(EIA, 2012)

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http://www.eia.gov/coal/review/coal_consumption.cfm and http://www.eia.gov/coal/review/coal_exports_imports.cfm

WHAT TO WATCH 1. How many of the

proposed coal power plants will be built?

2. Will U.S. coal exports continue to grow?

(Photo: LHOON/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lhoon/191845605/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Credit: LHOON/Flickr China

NATURAL GAS | U.S. PRODUCTION INCREASING

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http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/aeo/excel/fig107_data.xls

NATURAL GAS | SHALE GAS PUTS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES

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www.eia.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/figure69_data.xls

NATURAL GAS | SHALE GAS PUTS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES

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www.eia.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/figure69_data.xls

NATURAL GAS | SHALE GAS PUTS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES

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www.eia.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/figure69_data.xls

NATURAL GAS | SHALE GAS PUTS DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON NATURAL GAS PRICES

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www.eia.gov/oiaf/aeo/excel/figure69_data.xls

NATURAL GAS | SHALE GAS RESERVES

(EIA, 2011)

N.B. Estimates for Russia and the Middle East are not included

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http://www.eia.gov/analysis/studies/worldshalegas/pdf/fullreport.pdf, p. 4

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will U.S. shale gas boom

continue or will it level off?

2. What will happen with the development of shale gas in China? What about India, the UK, South Africa, and other countries?

(Photo: Giorgio Giorgetti/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/dulcimer61/984342030/in/photostream

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RENEWABLES | WHERE NEXT FOR INVESTMENT?

(Bloomberg New Energy Finance, 2013)

N.B. Total values include estimates for undisclosed deals. Excludes corporate and government R&D.

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$268.7BN (2012)

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BNEF_global_trends_in_clean_energy_investment_q3_2012_fact_pack.pdf, p. 3 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-14/clean-energy-investment-fell-11-as-governments-cut-subsidies.html

RENEWABLES | COUNTRIES WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS

(REN21, 2012)

With targets Without targets Map is illustrative; see REN21 for full list of countries

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Details: http://www.map.ren21.net/#fr-FR/search/by-technology/6,19,13,23

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will countries make

progress on their commitments? Will new countries announce new energy targets this year?

2. How will this impact investments?

(Photo: Russian Reporter)

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Photo: http://www.rusrep.ru/images/upload/184489_photo.jpeg

(Photo: Andreas/Flickr)

ENERGY MIX 1 “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA

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2 TOWARD “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA?

CHINA DRIVES GLOBAL CONSUMPTION Share of the world total

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http://www.eia.gov/coal/review/coal_consumption.cfm and http://www.eia.gov/coal/review/coal_exports_imports.cfm

755 air quality index in Beijing

BEIJING AIR POLLUTION

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelhenley/1072393454/

CHINA LEADS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY Renewable energy installed capacity

(Pew, 2012)

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http://www.pewenvironment.org/uploadedFiles/PEG/Publications/Report/FINAL_forweb_WhoIsWinningTheCleanEnergyRace-REPORT-2012.pdf (figures for 2011 – look for update) China has led global investment since 2009 (Pew), accounting for a fifth of global investment. Chart for 2011: http://fs-unep-centre.org/sites/default/files/publications/globaltrendsreport2012final.pdf Chart for 2009-2011: http://unfccc.int/files/cooperation_support/financial_mechanism/long-term_finance/application/pdf/usher_9_july_2012.pdf (couldn’t find three-year data for Germany, Italy, and rest) Other: E&Y says China is the most renewable energy-friendly country in the world. http://www.ey.com/GL/en/Industries/Cleantech/Renewable-energy-country-attractiveness-indices_November-2012 Global wind power capacity has grown at an average of 25 percent per year over year the past five years, and solar PV has grown at a rate of 50 percent. http://www.iea.org/aboutus/faqs/renewableenergy/ The global market for renewables will be worth trillions over the coming decades. According to the IEA, 60% of the new installed capacity between now and 2035 will be from renewables. http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/media/weowebsite/2012/factsheets.pdf, p.3 China has led since 2009 -- http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/china-leads-in-renewable-investments/, citing Pew

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(IMF, 2012)

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http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/pdf/text.pdf, p. 195

18TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA, NOVEMBER 2012 “We must fully implement the overall plan for promoting economic, political, cultural, social and ecological progress.”

- PRESIDENT HU

(Photo: Remko Tanis/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/remkotanis/8165950984/ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/special/18cpcnc/2012-11/08/c_131959814.htm

WHAT TO WATCH 1. How much progress will

China make toward its energy targets?

2. Will China make progress on its carbon trading pilots?

3. Will China develop its massive shale gas potential, which could in part displace its dependence on coal?

(Photo: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/10816734@N03/6893619011/ Credit: World Bank Photo Collection Tianjin, China

(Photo: Alvise Forcellini/Flickr)

ENERGY MIX 1 AFRICA’S LIONS

3 “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA

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3 HOW WILL AFRICA’S LIONS GROW?

(IMF, 2012)

BOOMING ECONOMIES National GDP growth, 2007-2012

Ethiopia 8.9%

Equatorial Guinea

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Rwanda 7.5%

Sierra Leone 10.2%

Ghana 8.2%

Angola 9.2%

7.5%+ 5-7.4% 2.5-4.9% 0-2.4% Insufficient data

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Sub-Saharan Africa http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2002&ey=2017&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=89&pr1.y=14&c=614%2C666%2C638%2C668%2C616%2C674%2C748%2C676%2C618%2C678%2C622%2C684%2C624%2C688%2C626%2C728%2C628%2C692%2C632%2C694%2C636%2C714%2C634%2C716%2C662%2C722%2C642%2C718%2C643%2C724%2C644%2C199%2C646%2C734%2C648%2C738%2C652%2C742%2C656%2C746%2C654%2C754%2C664%2C698&s=NGDP_RPCH&grp=0&a=#download North Africa: http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2002&ey=2017&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=53&pr1.y=6&c=612%2C682%2C686%2C611%2C469%2C732%2C744%2C672&s=NGDP_RPCH&grp=0&a= (Original had http://www.economist.com/node/21541008)

65% currently live in slums

36% 67% urban population in 2010

37% increase in middle class from 2000-10

(African Development Bank, Deloitte)

48% currently live in absolute poverty

AFRICAN CITIES GROWING QUICKLY

AFRICAN MIDDLE CLASS GROWING

urban population in 2050

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Urbanization: http://www.afdb.org/en/blogs/afdb-championing-inclusive-growth-across-africa/post/urbanization-in-africa-10143 Middle class: https://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-SouthAfrica/Local%20Assets/Documents/rise_and_rise.pdf Poverty/inequality: http://www.africaprogresspanel.org/en/publications/annual-reports/annual-report-2012/africa-progress-report-2012-documents/

(Freedom House, 2012)

Improved No change Worsened Insufficient data

A MIXED BAG Change in Freedom House rankings, 2002-2012

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http://www.freedomhouse.org/sites/default/files/FIWAllScoreRatingsByRegion1973-2012.xls

50% foreign direct investment going to extractive industries

(Photo: ENOUGH Project/Flickr)

$16bn 2011 Chinese investments in Africa

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/enoughproject/5246520305/

(Photo: Oxfam International /Flickr)

400m people living in the dry lands

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Oxfam photo taken in Mauritania in 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/oxfam/6909399053/lightbox/

THE GREAT GREEN WALL

(NASA; Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall)

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Map from NASA, via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_satellite_hires.jpg http://www.starafrica.com/typo3temp/pics/84ab1d4370.jpg

SEC Rules (Photo: Securities and Exchange Commission/Flickr)

DODD-FRANK LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2010

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Map from NASA, via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sahara_satellite_hires.jpg http://www.starafrica.com/typo3temp/pics/84ab1d4370.jpg

(Photo: TREEAID/Flickr)

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will we see more

transparency from extractive industries?

2. How will Africa respond to drought and food security issues? Will we see an expansion of efforts at regreening?

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Planting to reclaim desert in Mali http://www.flickr.com/photos/53871588@N05/5780817841/in/photostream

(Photo: CIFOR/Flickr)

ENERGY MIX 1 AFRICA’S LIONS

3 “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA

2 THE WORLD’S FORESTS

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4 ARE WE TURNING THE CORNER ON FORESTS?

Forests provide $720 billion to global economies

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/5660233819/ Source: IUCN, 2011

13m hectares of forest lost per year

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We’ve lost forest the size of Mexico

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DEFORESTATION, 1990-2010

BRAZIL AND INDONESIA: VITAL PLAYERS

(FAO)

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http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1757e/i1757e.pdf, p. 21 But there has been dramatic decreases in the past few years in Brazil – see next slide

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will President

Yudhoyono extend the moratorium?

(Photo: CIFOR/Flickr)

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Credit: CIFOR/Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/6191510006/ Forests Indonesia Conference, Jakarta September 2011

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DEFORESTATION IN BRAZIL IS ON THE DECLINE

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http://www.obt.inpe.br/prodes/prodes_1988_2012.htm

WHAT TO WATCH 1. How will Brazil’s new

legislation, signed by President Rousseff impact the dynamics?

(Photo: Neil Palmer/CIAT)

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Dave will probably have the .idd file for the GFW logo

ENERGY MIX 1 AFRICA’S LIONS

3 “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA

2 GREEN INVESTMENT

5 THE WORLD’S FORESTS

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5 WILL GREEN INVESTMENT SURVIVE THE SQUEEZE?

(Photo: Francisco Diez/Flickr)

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Photo: Francisco Diez/Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/22240293@N05/3879038971/sizes/o/in/photostream/

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UNCERTAIN TIMES – RISK AVERSION Change in global GDP

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http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG 2012 estimate and 2013 and 2014 projections: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/EXTDEC/EXTDECPROSPECTS/EXTGBLPROSPECTSAPRIL/0,,contentMDK:20370107~menuPK:659160~pagePK:2470434~piPK:4977459~theSitePK:659149,00.html

(CPI, 2012; Bloomberg, 2012)

GLOBAL ANNUAL CLIMATE FINANCE

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$364 billion: http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/The-Landscape-of-Climate-Finance-2012.pdf, p. 4 $1 trillion: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-25/climate-goals-require-5-trillion-investment-by-2020.html

(Photo: BIS)

FINANCIAL RULES | UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES

Basel III Full compliance by 2019

(Photo: theverb.org/Flickr)

Green Climate Fund What role will it play?

PUBLIC SECTOR FINANCE | DE-RISKING MECHANISMS

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/71015487@N03/8237797292/

(Photo: Michael Oko)

$175bn sustainable transport commitment

MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS | SEEDING NEW DEVELOPMENT

(UPS, Unilever, Johnson & Johnson)

CHANGING MINDSETS

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(Not official sources) Unilever: http://designmentions.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-10-23-41-pm1.png http://www.hearttoheart.org/image/how-to-help/JJ-Logo-big.png Johnson and Johnsonhttp: http://www.hearttoheart.org/image/how-to-help/JJ-Logo-big.png UPS: https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/1349474676/ups-logo.jpg

NEW FINANCING STRUCTURES, NEW PLAYERS

(Photo: David Blaikie/Flickr)

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(Not official sources) Unilever: http://designmentions.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-07-at-10-23-41-pm1.png http://www.hearttoheart.org/image/how-to-help/JJ-Logo-big.png Johnson and Johnsonhttp: http://www.hearttoheart.org/image/how-to-help/JJ-Logo-big.png UPS: https://twimg0-a.akamaihd.net/profile_images/1349474676/ups-logo.jpg

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will new funding

mechanisms emerge to de-risk the markets?

2. Will companies recalibrate risk and adopt longer-term perspectives?

3. Will new financing structures and new players emerge?

(Photo: Windwärts Energie GmbH)

(Photo: Barack Obama/Flickr)

ENERGY MIX 1 AFRICA’S LIONS

3 “ECOLOGICAL PROGRESS” IN CHINA

2 OBAMA AND CLIMATE CHANGE

6 GREEN INVESTMENT

5 THE WORLD’S FORESTS

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“The issue of climate change is one that we ignore at our own peril.”

- Senator Barack Obama, 2006

6 WILL OBAMA LEAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE?

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/knucklecallus/4254754096/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Credit: MC-Leprosy/Flickr

(Bloomberg Businessweek, 2012)

(Photo: NASA Goddard/Flickr)

EXTREME WEATHER 2012

2012 to be the hottest year on record for the contiguous United States

67% of global losses occurred in the U.S.

$60+ billion in damage from Hurricane Sandy

1% of GDP lost from drought

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Photo credit: NASA Goddard/Flickr

AMERICANS’ EVOLVING BELIEFS ON CLIMATE CHANGE

1 Pew, Oct 2012 2 Rasmussen, Nov 2012 3 Yale-George Mason University, Oct 2012

67% believe there is solid evidence of the Earth’s warming1

68% of likely voters say global warming is a serious problem2

74% believe global warming is affecting weather in the United States3

WHAT TO WATCH 1. Will we see more political leadership

on climate?

2. Who will President Obama appoint to his cabinet?

3. Will the Obama administration be a go-getter on climate change?

(Photo: Randy Le’Moine Photography/Flickr)

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/19942094@N00/8156654125/sizes/l/in/set-72157631931968420/ Credit: Randy Le’Moine Photography/Flickr Rockaway Beach

(Photo: National Park Service)

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_President_Barack_Obama_taking_his_Oath_of_Office_-_2009Jan20.jpg

1 WHAT ENERGY MIX?

6 WILL OBAMA LEAD ON CLIMATE CHANGE?

3

HOW WILL AFRICA’S LIONS GROW?

4 ARE WE TURNING THE CORNER ON FORESTS?

5 WILL GREEN INVESTMENT

SURVIVE THE SQUEEZE?

2 TOWARD “ECOLOGICAL

PROGRESS” IN CHINA?

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