This is the introduction of the debate at last week's CSCMP Europe 2013 conference in Amsterdam, as discussed by Serge de Gheldere
The theme of the debate was "Towards a sustainable future for transport and logistics".
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“World is more at
risk as persistent
economic weakness
saps our ability to
tackle environmental
challenges.”
World economic forum
2013
Global Risks 2013
Eighth Edition
An Initiative of the Risk Response Network
Insight Report
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Economic
Environmental
Geopolitical
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4
3
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4.1
4
3.9
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3
2.9
2.8
2.7
Critical fragile states
Major systemic financial failure
Water supply crises
Chronic fiscal imbalances
Severe income disparity
Chronic labour market imbalances
Rising
religious
fanaticism
Mismanagement of population ageing
Terrorism
Persistent extreme weather
Cyber attacks
Mismanaged urbanization
Species overexploitation
Massive incident of data fraud/theft
Rising rates of
chronic disease
Entrenched organized crime
Massive digital misinformation
Unforeseen negative
consequences
of regulation
Militarization of space
Land and waterway
use mismanagement
Unmanageable inflation or deflation
Critical systems failure
Vulnerability
to pandemics
Unmanaged migration
Recurring
liquidity
crises
Irremediable pollution
Unsustainable population growth
Food shortage crises
Global governance failure
Rising greenhouse gas emission
Failure of climate change adaptation
Failure of diplomatic
conflict resolution
Extreme volatility in energy and agriculture prices
Diffusion of weapons of mass destruction
Unforeseen consequences of new life science technologies
Backlash against globalizationBacklash against globalization
Unprecedented geophysical destruction
Ineffective illicit drug policies
Unforeseen consequences
of nanotechnology
Widespread illicit trade
Proliferation of orbital debris
Failure of intellectual property regime
Antibiotic-
resistant
bacteria
Pervasive entrenched corruption
Hard landing of an emerging economy
Unilateral resource nationalization
Unforeseen
consequences
of climate
change mitigation
Prolonged
infrastructure
neglect
Vulnerability to
geomagnetic
storms
Mineral resource supply
vulnerability
Impactiftheriskweretooccur
Likelihood to occur in the next ten years
Economic
Environmental
Geopolitical
Societal
Technological1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
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3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3
2.9
2.8
2.7
2.6
2.5
Critical fragile states
Chronic labour market imbalances
Rising
religious
fanaticism
Mismanagement of population ageing
Terrorism
Persistent extreme weather
Cyber attacks
Mismanaged urbanization
Species overexploitation
Massive incident of data fraud/theft
Rising rates of
chronic disease
Entrenched organized crime
Massive digital misinformation
Unforeseen negative
consequences
of regulation
Militarization of space
Land and waterway
use mismanagement
Unmanageable inflation or deflation
Critical systems failure
Vulnerability
to pandemics
Unmanaged migration
Recurring
liquidity
crises
Irremediable pollution
Unsustainable population growth Failure of diplomatic
conflict resolution
Unforeseen consequences of new life science technologies
Backlash against globalizationBacklash against globalization
Unprecedented geophysical destruction
Ineffective illicit drug policies
Unforeseen consequences
of nanotechnology
Widespread illicit trade
Proliferation of orbital debris
Failure of intellectual property regime
Antibiotic-
resistant
bacteria
Pervasive entrenched corruption
Hard landing of an emerging economy
Unilateral resource nationalization
Unforeseen
consequences
of climate
change mitigation
Prolonged
infrastructure
neglect
Vulnerability to
geomagnetic
storms
Mineral resource supply
vulnerability
Economic
Environmental
Geopolitical
Societal
Technological1 2 3 4 5
5
4
3
2
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Energy firms and climate change
Unburnable fuel
Either governments are not serious about climate change or fossil-fuel firms are
overvalued
MARKETS can misprice risk, as investors
in subprime mortgages discovered in 2008.
Several recent reports suggest that
markets are now overlooking the risk of
“unburnable carbon”. The share prices of
oil, gas and coal companies depend in part
on their reserves. The more fossil fuels a
firm has underground, the more valuable its
shares. But what if some of those reserves
can never be dug up and burned?
If governments were determined to
implement their climate policies, a lot of
that carbon would have to be left in the
ground, says Carbon Tracker, a non-profit
organisation, and the Grantham Research
Institute on Climate Change, part of the
London School of Economics. Their
analysis starts by estimating the amount of
carbon dioxide that could be put into the
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Energy firms and climate change
Unburnable fuel
Either governments are not serious about climate change or fossil-fuel firms are
overvalued
MARKETS can misprice risk, as investors
in subprime mortgages discovered in 2008.
Several recent reports suggest that
markets are now overlooking the risk of
“unburnable carbon”. The share prices of
oil, gas and coal companies depend in part
on their reserves. The more fossil fuels a
firm has underground, the more valuable its
shares. But what if some of those reserves
can never be dug up and burned?
If governments were determined to
implement their climate policies, a lot of
that carbon would have to be left in the
ground, says Carbon Tracker, a non-profit
organisation, and the Grantham Research
Institute on Climate Change, part of the
London School of Economics. Their
analysis starts by estimating the amount of
carbon dioxide that could be put into the
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26. Unburnable Carbon – Are the world’s financial markets carrying a carbon bubble?
CHINA
Total GtCO2
67.46
Coal
58.69
Oil
8.46
Gas
0.31
RUSSIA
Total GtCO2
252.98
Coal
160.84
Oil
75.39
Gas
16.75
USA
Total GtCO2
156.49
Oil
111.68
Coal
33.83
Gas
10.98
UK
Total GtCO2
105.5
Oil
51.52
Coal
49.35
Gas
4.63
CANADA
Total GtCO2
27.88
Oil
19.95
Coal
6.74
Gas
1.19
AUSTRALIA
Total GtCO2
21.97
Coal
18.72
Oil
2.70
Gas
0.55
INDIA
Total GtCO2
12.63
Coal
12.28
Gas
0.19
Gas
0.53
ITALY
Total GtCO2
8.04
Oil
7.51
BRAZIL
Total GtCO2
14.63
Oil
11.45
Coal
3.01
Gas
0.17
FRANCE
Total GtCO2
18.24
Oil
17.07
Gas
1.17
JAPAN
Total GtCO2
11.03
Coal
8.42
Oil
2.44
Oil
0.16
Gas
0.17
SOUTH
AFRICA
Total GtCO2
17.96
Coal
17.96
10 |
Country Coal Oil Gas Total
INDONESIA 5.15 - - 5.15
GREECE 4.56 - - 4.56
SPAIN - 2.96 0.29 3.25
SINGAPORE 3.21 - - 3.21
THAILAND 2.55 0.33 0.12 3.0
NORWAY - 2.23 0.25 2.48
GERMANY 1.94 - 0.05 1.99
ARGENTINA - 1.68 0.12 1.8
KOREA - 1.56 - 1.56
AUSTRIA - 1.02 0.06 1.08
CZECH REPUBLIC 1.07 - - 1.07
NETHERLANDS 0.62 - - 0.62
SWEDEN - 0.47 0.00 0.47
COLOMBIA - 0.35 0.01 0.36
MEXICO 0.26 - - 0.26
HUNGARY - 0.19 0.01 0.2
CROATIA - 0.17 - 0.17
Distribution of fossil fuel reserves
between stock exchanges
Fig.4
CHINA
Total GtCO2
67.46
Coal
58.69
Oil
8.46
Gas
0.31
RUSSIA
Total GtCO2
252.98
Coal
160.84
Oil
75.39
Gas
16.75
USA
Total GtCO2
156.49
Oil
111.68
Coal
33.83
Gas
10.98
UK
Total GtCO2
105.5
Oil
51.52
Coal
49.35
Gas
4.63
CANADA
Total GtCO2
27.88
Oil
19.95
Coal
6.74
Gas
1.19
AUSTRALIA
Total GtCO2
21.97
Coal
18.72
Oil
2.70
Gas
0.55
INDIA
Total GtCO2
12.63
Coal
12.28
Gas
0.19
Gas
0.53
ITALY
Total GtCO2
8.04
Oil
7.51
BRAZIL
Total GtCO2
14.63
Oil
11.45
Coal
3.01
Gas
0.17
FRANCE
Total GtCO2
18.24
Oil
17.07
Gas
1.17
JAPAN
Total GtCO2
11.03
Coal
8.42
Oil
2.44
Oil
0.16
Gas
0.17
SOUTH
AFRICA
Total GtCO2
17.96
Coal
17.96
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This increase would be mostly driven by higher demand
from non-OECD economies – in particular China and India.
The expected rise in the oil price is unlikely to be smooth.
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International Energy Agency:
“The existing fields are declining so sharply
that in order to stay where we are
in terms of production levels
in the next 25 years,
we have to find and develop
four new Saudi Arabias.”
(40 M barrels/day)
No cheap oil left
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German army
“Sicherheitspolitische Implikationen knapper Ressourcen”
Streitkräfte, Fähigkeiten und Technologien im 21. Jahrhundert
- Umweltdimensionen von Sicherheit -
• Oil decline results in shrinking logistics
• Governments are not prepared to deal
with shortage of vital goods
• Impoverishment will lead to
extremism and domestic conflicts
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German army
“Sicherheitspolitische Implikationen knapper Ressourcen”
Streitkräfte, Fähigkeiten und Technologien im 21. Jahrhundert
- Umweltdimensionen von Sicherheit -
Proposed solutions—focus on principles of:
• Resilience,
• Flexibility,
• Self-sufficiency
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“The purpose of the
corporation needs
to be redefined as
creating shared value.
Creating economic
value in way
that also creates
value for society.”
Michael Porter
Harvard Business School
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Compared to current
transmission
infrastructure,
the requirements
for transmission
capacity between
the regions defined
in the technical
report are
significant.
INTER-REGIONAL TRANSMISSION REQUIREMENTS
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