Clean energy report 2007 : includes the 2007 Sustainable Power Plant Register, small solar generation units and energy efficiency

Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy

A snapshot of Australia’s sustainable energy industry, including statistical information on cogeneration, solar energy, energy efficiency, and employment in the industry.

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Vital signs 2007-2008 : the trends that are shaping our future
Assadourian, Erik, Worldwatch Institute

Highlights critical environmental and social trends in the areas of food and agriculture, energy and the environmental, and transportation and communication.

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State of the world 2008 : innovations for a sustainable economy
Worldwatch Institute

Showcases innovations that have the potential to make our society sustainable in the near term, including renewable energy, innovations in clean production, commons resources, finance for sustainability, and new economic yardsticks.

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Saving for not-so-rainy days (journal article)
by Richard Tooth
from Policy, Vol. 23 No. 4, Summer 2007, pp. 16-19
"The author reflects on the urban water policy in Australia. He argues that water restrictions are not the best way in dealing with shortages. An overview of the policy of underpricing that resulted into subsidising every household's water usage is presented. The author believes that with the growing demand and greater uncertainty in water catchment levels, the most important investments will not be in additional sources of supply but in alternative approaches to managing urban water."

How scientists commercialise new knowledge via entrepreneurship (journal article)
by Colm O’Gorman, Orla Byrne and Dipti Pandya
from Journal of Technology Transfer Vol. 33 No 1, February 2008, pp. 23 - 43
"In this paper, we explore how university-based scientists overcome the barriers to appropriating the returns from new knowledge via entrepreneurship; and we examine how a university-based technology transfer office (TTO), with an incubation facility, can assist scientists in the commercialisation process."

Record keeping in a hybrid environment : managing the creation, use, preservation and disposal of unpublished information objects in context
Tough, Alistair & Moss, Michael

Chapters include: Records and the transition to the digital, Implementing EDRMS and shaping the record, and Security and the digital domain.

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The Weather makers : the history and future impact of climate change
Flannery, Tim

An accessible account of how the burning of fossil fuels has made the planet warmer, how every nation will be affected by these changes and what can be done right now to combat this problem.

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Does knowledge diffusion between university and industry increase innovativeness? (journal article)
by Hans Lööf and Anders Broström
from The Journal of Technology Transfer Vol. 33 No. 1, February, 2008 pp. 73-90
"This paper presents an econometric analysis of the impact of collaboration with universities on the innovative output of firms. We also illustrate the differences that emerge from robustness checks, based on different matching estimators and samples. Our findings strongly suggest that university collaboration has a positive influence on the innovative activity of large manufacturing firms. In contrast, there appears to be an insignificant association between university collaboration and the average service firm’s innovation output. "

Greenhouse solutions with sustainable energy
Mark Diesendorf

"Argues that ecologically sustainable energy technologies based on energy efficiency, renewable energy and natural gas are commercially available today, and that their implementation could halve Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions." - cover.

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Climate change litigation : analysing the law, scientific evidence & impacts on the environment, health & property
Smith, Joseph & Shearman, David J. C.

"Reviews the legal basis of claims and defences available to litigants, discusses obstacles that will stand in their way and summarises the first wave of ground-breaking cases from around the world." - cover.

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Participative Web and user-created content: Web 2.0, wikis and social networking (e-book)
from OECD
This report is one of a series on digital broadband content prepared since 2005, focusing on changing value chains and developing business models and the implications for policy.

Twilight in the desert : the coming Saudi oil shock and the world economy
Simmons, Matthew R.

Argues that Saudi Arabian officials have not been honest regarding the amount of oil reserves they really have, and that the world will soon face a petroleum shortage.

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Ethanol: Train Wreck Ahead? (journal article)
by Robbin S. Johnson and C. Ford Runge
from Issues in Science & Technology, Vol. 24 No. 1, Fall 2007, pp. 25 - 30
"The article reports that government policy is stoking unsustainable growth of the corn-based fuel. The new vogue in energy policy is plant-derived alternative fuels. The current policy bias toward corn-based ethanol has driven a run-up in the prices of staple foods in the U.S. and around the world, with particularly hurtful consequences for poor consumers in developing countries. U.S. ethanol policies rig the market against alternatives based on the conversion of cellulosic inputs such as switchgrass and wood fibers. Moreover, the environmental consequences of corn-based ethanol are far from benign, and indeed are negative in a number of important respects."

Polishing Belgium's Innovation Jewel (journal article)
by Fientje Moerman
from Issues in Science & Technology , Vol. 24 No. 1, Fall 2007 pp. 45 - 50
"The article presents information on the Flanders region, situated in the northern part of Belgium. The region is a natural meeting point for knowledge and talent, attracted by its highly skilled population, splendid cultural heritage, outstanding quality of life, excellent research, and easy accessibility. Its capital city Brussels doubles as the capital of Belgium and the headquarters of the European Union. Its open economy is dominated by the service sector and by small and medium-sized enterprises. The primary activities in the services sector are education, business services, and health care."

Indian innovation (journal article)
by R. Chidambaram
from Issues in Science & Technology, Vol. 24 No. 1, Fall 2007 pp. 59 - 62
"The article discusses several innovation programs in India. The country is on a rapid economic growth trajectory that will make it a developed country sooner or later. The key for India in sustaining its economic development over a long period is to become scientifically advanced, and ultimately to become a global innovation leader. India has been investing in the S&T infrastructure for innovation. India has a large rural population, and the government has made a concerted effort over the years to develop technology that can contribute to rural economic development."

Exploring a carbon tax for Australia [book]
John Humphreys & Centre for Independent Studies (Australia)

Argues the a carbon tax would be "more efficient, effective, simple, flexible and transparent" than carbon trading.

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Eating fossil fuels : oil, food and the coming crisis in agriculture
Dale Allen Pfeiffer
Finds that the current methods of fossil-fuel based agriculture are not sustainable, and recommends the transition to localized agriculture.
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The Last oil shock : a survival guide to the imminent extinction of petroleum man [book]
Author: David Strahan

Argues that the decline in oil and gas production will provoke a world economic crisis, and that governments are doing little to prevent it.

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Oil Information, 2007 edition
International Energy Agency (IEA)

"Part II, World Oil Developments, provides summary tables of world oil market developments, with time series back to 1971. Part III, Detailed OECD Oil Data, provides in tabular form, a more detailed and comprehensive picture of oil supply, demand and end-use consumption for the OECD by region and individual countries. Part IV, Historical Series shows time series of major oil flows for all years beginning in 1977 and ending in 2006, where data are available."

Electricity Information, 2007 edition
International Energy Agency (IEA).

"Part I of the publication provides a short overview of the world electricity developments, Part II of the publication provides a corresponding statistical overview of developments in the world and OECD electricity and heat market. Part III provides, in tabular form, a more detailed and
comprehensive picture of the power and heat industry developments for OECD 30 Member countries." - introduction.