Catching up:

While Blogger has been acting up, I've let slip a few articles. So, shamelessly ripping out the HTML from earlier articles, I'll attempt to assemble a reasonable looking summary of the recent comings and goings...

IEA Report:

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report about future energy sources. The World Energy Outlook (2006) shows that the demand for power will increase by 53% by 2030. Assuming no change in the energy policies of the leading producers of CO2, we're looking at 83% of this increase being fossil fuel based. The alternative scenario, based on the concept that governments follow the environmental policies they are considering, we're only looking at reducing that enormous increase by 16%.

See the BBC Article.

UNDP (yes, another one) Human Development Report:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has also published a report, generally pointing an accusatory finger at the western world. The gist is that developing countries are being left to face the consequences of climate change by, well, those largely responsible for changing the climate - us. The question is, is anyone in the least bit surprised?

See the BBC Article.