Bioenergy—that is, biofuels of biological and renewable origin, like bioethanol, biodiesel, and biomass for energy—is the subject of increasing attention around the world.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 and has since brought out three assessment reports as well as several special reports and technical papers.

The problem of human-induced climate change is one that scientists have been highlighting for more than a century.

This conference comes at a time when both scientific research in the field of climate change and public policy are waiting for vital inputs.

Presentation given to the Exeter Conference, February 2005

In the past several years the changing world energy situation has generated intensive discussion about biofuels, much of it promising a source of environment-friendly energy that would also be a boon to the world’s farmers.

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Climate change has the potential not only to disrupt the biophysical systems on which human life depends but also to bring devastation to some of the world’s most vulnerable communities through extreme weather events.

Presentation in the Workshop on Climate Change and Energy Pathways for the Mediterranean: Nicosia, Cyprus 21st June 2005