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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Excellent info for businesses and really all of us</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> in
Rob Hopkins’ latest blog entry found at <a
href="http://www.transitionculture.org">www.transitionculture.org</a>, where he
highlights a newly released report from Lloyds Insurance and Chatham House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hopkins notes the report states “ … any business seeking to be
successful in the future will need to be prepared for ‘dramatic changes in the
energy sector’, and that energy dependency will become a key vulnerability.” He
goes on to highlight seven key findings. Here are four. Read the whole post on
the blog.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>1. Energy security is now inseparable from
the transition to a low-carbon economy and businesses plans should prepare for
this new reality. </span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Security of supply and emissions reduction
objectives should be addressed equally, as prioritising one over the other will
increase the risk of stranded investments or requirements for expensive
retro-fitting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>2. Traditional fossil fuel resources face
serious supply constraints and an oil supply crunch is likely in the
short-to-medium term with profound consequences for the way in which business
functions today.</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> Businesses would benefit from taking note
of the impacts of the oil price spikes and shocks in 2008 and implementing the
appropriate mitigation actions. A scenario planning approach may also help
assess potential future outcomes and help inform strategic business decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>3. A ‘third industrial revolution’ in the
energy sector presents huge opportunities but also brings new risks. Of
particular importance for new technologies is the risk of constraints on raw
materials such as rare earth metals, as scarcity may drive up costs. </span></i></b><i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The
rapid and widespread diffusion of some new technologies may also incur negative
environmental implications.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in'><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>4. Energy infrastructure will be
increasingly vulnerable to unanticipated severe weather events caused by
changing climate patterns leading to a greater frequency of brownouts and
supply disruptions for business.</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> This throws out a critical
challenge to energy providers, investors and planners in terms of choosing the
location of new infrastructure and fortifying existing plants and
networks. Those businesses for which uninterrupted access to energy is of
fundamental importance should actively consider investing in alternative energy
supply systems.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black'>Shauna, OKC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Imagine,
innovate, create, collaborate<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.sustainableokc.org"><span style='line-height:150%;color:#365F91;
text-decoration:none'>www.sustainableokc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.transitiontownokc.com"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>www.transitiontownokc.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.goinglocalokc.com"><span style='line-height:150%;color:#365F91;
text-decoration:none'>www.goinglocalokc.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://thinklady.typepad.com%20/"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>http://thinklady.typepad.com /</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://freshgreens.typepad.com/"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>http://freshgreens.typepad.com/</span></a>
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color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:green'>please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to</span><span
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