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EEDP - Press Releases

Press releases related to Energy, Environment and Development are listed below. For more press information please visit the press and media pages on the website.

The Coming Oil Supply Crunch

8 August 2008
The world will experience a serious oil supply crunch within five to ten years unless there is a collapse in oil demand. This is the conclusion of a new...

The World Today - Aug/Sept issue

29 July 2008
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approaches its sixtieth anniversary, this month's The World Today looks at the status of human rights worldwide. Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for...

International Affairs – July Issue

28 July 2008
In this issue of International Afffairs, Thomas Hegghammer traces the history of the Saudi jihadist movement. Based on primary sources and extensive fieldwork in the Kingdom, the article argues that...

Time Will Run Out For Oil Exporters Sooner Than Many Expect

21 July 2008
Petroleum-fuelled prosperity is masking the challenge of oil depletion and removing the sense of urgency that is desperately needed to promote diversification in oil-exporting states. All eyes are on...

The World Today - July issue

30 June 2008
As President Sarkozy prepares to reinvigorate the regional arrangement between the EU and the Mediterranean - the Barcelona Process - Claire Spencer argues in Europe and the Mediterranean: Eyeing...

What the UN summit on world food security needs to achieve

29 May 2008
Next week's United Nations summit on world food security in Rome needs to achieve four key goals, according to Alex Evans, author of a Chatham House research paper on...

New paper outlines four scenarios for future of food supply

29 May 2008
With an increasing global population and the economic expansion of developing countries, new patterns of demand for food are being created. The Chatham House Food Project has outlined four...

The World Today - June issue

22 May 2008
In this month's The World Today, Robert Falkner exposes the weak regulatory system of nanotechnology in Nanotechnology Dangers: Who's Afraid of Nanotech? In a little-noticed announcement, Britain's Soil Association declared...

International Affairs – May issue

22 May 2008
This special issue of International Affairs looks at the changing dynamics in the international economic system from an interdisciplinary standpoint, unpacking some of the emerging processes of globalization and...

Revolution needed to meet coming food demands, says paper

22 April 2008
A revolution in agriculture will be needed to meet a projected 50 per cent increase in demand for food by 2030, says a new briefing paper published today by...

Chatham House videos available online from FORA.tv

18 March 2008
Videos of events held at Chatham House are now available online from the FORA.tv website www.fora.tv. Speeches and discussions from a wide variety of public figures and experts -...

China and EU must drive transformation to global low carbon economy

26 February 2008
A unique group of leading Chinese and European organisations believes China and the European Union (EU) must work together strategically to drive a global low carbon economy. Their report, Changing...

Chatham House Prize 2008: Nominees shortlist announced

15 February 2008
The Chatham House Prize, now in its fourth year, is rapidly gaining recognition in the international affairs community as a valuable and prestigious award. The Prize ceremony has now...

European technology and Chinese capabilities pave way for low-carbon future

27 November 2007
Chatham House today releases a major report on the energy and climate interdependencies of China and the European Union (EU). It reveals how Chinese and European energy policies both...

Patenting Genetic Resources: Striving for the Right Balance

8 October 2007
A briefing paper published today by Chatham House sheds light on the emotive political debate about patents on inventions which utilize genetic resources or traditional knowledge from developing countries. Genetic...

Advancing the WTO-global environmental regime - report

7 February 2007
A new paper, published by Chatham House and FIELD (The Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development) sets out options for governments to clarify the ambiguous relationship between the...

Political risk and resources assessed at conference

6 February 2007
With the struggle for natural resources becoming ever more acute Chatham House, this week, held a conference looking into the future of this key issue. Speakers at the conference...