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A golden age of energy efficiency

A viewpoint on the energy challenge from Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek

The Carbon Challenge: Episode Four

One industry under increasing government pressure is car manufacturing. Having accepted cash handouts from government American car giants must take the advice that came with it - go electric. Steve Sedgwick of CNBC asks whether the country that gave us the Hummer can equal the Japanese and the Germans designing “mean and green” machines.

To see Bill Spence, Shell’s Vice President, CO2, introduce this programme, please see here.

Bill Spence on Biofuels and CCS

Bill Spence, Vice President CO2 trading, Shell, on Biofuels and CO2 Capture and Storage - costs and implications.

Cleaning Up Cars: Do biofuels, electricity or hydrogen represent the best bet for society?

Energy Square Debate Series: summary film of latest Shell/Economist debate with key opinion leaders.

In light of climate change and declining oil reserves, the search for “green”, commercially viable alternative fuels gathers pace. Should we change to electric motors powered by batteries and fuel cells, or keep the internal combustion engine, and use petrol-electric hybrids, biofuels or hydrogen? Join a select group of senior policy-makers, interest-groups, academics and corporate executives as we thrash out the issues in live debate.