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The fossil fuel model has run out of road. We have no option but to transition to a new energy system. Most of the time available has already been wasted by the oil lobby and its political allies. Useless old men who run city councils and national governments continue to make the wrong decisions.  It is time to get serious about this. And implacable. And unreasonable. But only selectively destrictive, for above all we need to create a new system, and that needs intelligence and order. Carbon needs a high and stable price, but for that price to result in avoided emissions, carbon capture and renewable energy solutions, a global market is also needed. Otherwise we'll be sitting in the cold and dark on our own, while the seas rise and the super-hurricanes approach. - By Dr Julian Caldecott

Increasing the efficiency in which we generate, distribute, transmit energy in conjunction with improvements in the efficiency of energy using products has a vital role to play in ensuring sustainability. Linked to improving the efficiency of energy use is the concept of Energy Demand Reduction. This concerns not only reducing the amount of fossil fuel derived energy used but also reducing the demand for energy in totality. Energy Demand Reduction can be achieved through a number of complementary routes on both the demand and supply side. Possibilities include:

• Low carbon building materials
• Improved building insulation
• Low energy lighting
• Adoption of large and small scale renewable technologies e.g. wind, solar etc
• Lower carbon fuels

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