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Land, Energy & Water

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The three essential resources of land, energy and water are connected by the same crisis of inequality driven by increasing privatization and corporate control. While universal provision remains an eminently practical goal, it requires a shift in global priorities and wide-scale redistribution through a system of international sharing monitored by an effective and representative United Nations.

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An International Rescue Plan for Water

Our collective abuse and displacement of fresh water is a serious cause of climate change and global warming. To ensure that universal basic needs are met sustainably we need a revolution in our management of the world’s finite water resources, argues Maude Barlow.

The End of the Hinterland: Forests, Conflict and Climate Change

Thanks to new funding mechanisms, forest lands are becoming bargaining chips in carbon markets and global climate negotiations. Can the new era of forest governance be locally led and rights based or will business interests continue to dominate? Report by the Rights and Resources Initiative.

The Energy Access Situation in Developing Countries

As world leaders enter into final negotiations ahead of the Copenhagen climate talks, almost a quarter of the global population lives without electricity. The energy needs of poor countries must be central to any new climate agreement, says a report by the United Nations.

Peak Oil and the End of Growth

Neither conventional fossil fuels nor alternative energy sources can be counted on to sustain current levels of economic growth. In order to begin a managed transition to a post-fossil fuel society, growth as we have known it can no longer drive the economy, argues Richard Heinberg.

Heads in the Sand

Governments and multilateral agencies have failed to acknowledge the imminence and scale of the global oil supply crunch. There is an urgent need for international recognition of the threat oil dependency poses to global peace and the environment, warns a report by Global Witness.

The Era of Xtreme Energy: Life After the Age of Oil

Unless we drastically reduce our reliance on fossil fuels we are heading for an "Era of Xtreme Energy". Clinging on to conventional energy supplies is likely to devastate the environment, accelerate climate change, and create global conflict, warns Michael T. Klare.

Water for Sale

Privatisation and commercialisation in Latin America has left people without access to water, whilst corporations make vast profits from water management. An international code is needed which classifies water as a basic human right rather than a commodity, argues Lisa Boscov-Ellen.

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