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Tell us how companies can become more green (The Sunday Times) - 19 January 2012
Fossil fuels are sub-prime assets, Bank of England governor warned (The Guardian) - 24 January 2012
Green Bond Bankers in Japan, Sweden Beat U.S. to $7 Billion (Bloomberg) 
25 January 2012
If Britain is to survive economically, it must focus on low-carbon industry (The Independent)- 27 January 2012
The Virtues of “Messy-Lateralism” (Bloomberg)
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If Britain is to survive economically, it must focus on low-carbon industry
There are compelling strategic, economic and political reasons why we must transform the way we generate energy, ensure access to clean water and feed our growing populations. This is at the heart of the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
The challenge is clear. There will be 3 billion new middle class consumers in the world within 20 years, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. There are only 1.8 billion today.
This unprecedented expansion - and the fact that the richer we become the more we consume - means that the pressure on resources we have witnessed over the last decade, which has seen a 147% real-terms rise in commodity prices since 2000, looks set to continue as emerging economies, such as China, India and Brazil, develop further.
To read the full opinion piece visit the Independent website
