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Dear All, It was great to meet some of you at the Crisis Forum. A very moving and thought provoking day and an excellent set of speakers. This is just a quick email to remind people/ let people now about Corporate Watch's new report on climate change 'technofixes'. If anyone has any suggestions for promoting the report they would be very welcome. Best wishes, Claire Fauset **Please Circulate Widely** Corporate Watch has just launched our new cutting edge report, Technofixes: A Critical Guide to Climate Change Technologies. It investigates the large scale technologies that corporations and governments are putting on the table, including hydrogen, agrofuels, carbon capture, biomass, electricity from nuclear, solar, wind and water, as well as a range of ideas to reflect the sunīs energy or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Drawing on rigorous science and a clear understanding of political realities, it sifts through the technologies on the table. It finds what works, what doesnīt, the present state of these industries and where theyīre heading. Because technologies are being chosen for their profitability rather than effectiveness, some proposed solutions would actually lead to an increase in emissions. Many would bring about great social injustice. Beyond that, the promise of a future technofix is being used as a stalling tactic by those who want to keep on burning fossil fuels. You can order a paper copy from http://www.babyloniantimes.co.uk/07/supportframeset.html. Alternatively, you can download it from www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=3126 NEW CORPORATE WATCH TECHNOFIXES REPORT Corporate Watch has just launched our new cutting edge report, Technofixes: A Critical Guide to Climate Change Technologies. It investigates the large scale technologies that corporations and governments are putting on the table, including hydrogen, agrofuels, carbon capture, biomass, electricity from nuclear, solar, wind and water, as well as a range of ideas to reflect the sunīs energy or remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Because technologies are being chosen for their profitability rather than effectiveness, some proposed solutions would actually lead to an increase in emissions. Many would bring about great social injustice. Beyond that, the promise of a future technofix is being used as a stalling tactic by those who want to keep on burning fossil fuels. You can order a paper copy from http://www.babyloniantimes.co.uk/07/supportframeset.html. Alternatively, you can download it from www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=3126