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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I Roots of the apocalyptic worldview -- 1 The original Book of Revelation -- 2 By this sign you will conquer: transformations of the Book of Revelation -- PART II The apocalyptic formula and terrorism -- 3 How not to make a terrorist: peaceful vs. radical apocalypticism -- 4 "One who swims in the sea does not fear rain": Al Qaeda and Sunni radical apocalypticism -- 5 The case of the self- declared "Islamic State": ISIS/ISIL -- 6 "The Lord God is a Man of War": Christian Identity teaching and radical apocalyptic terrorism -- 7 The humanpox versus green fire: eco-terrorists and eco-activists -- 8 Bringing Armageddon: Aum Shinrikyo -- PART III Conclusion -- 9 Creating peace in an apocalyptic moment -- Index.

Part One: Climate science. The weather makers: right or wrong? ; The waters of a warming world ; Ominously acidic oceans ; How are the animals doing? ; The great climate event horizon -- Part Two: The knife blade we perch on. The great disconnect ; Coal : decline of a giant ; What future, oil? ; Gas : last hurrah or bridge to the future? ; Divestment and the carbon bubble ; Where's nuclear? ; Sunlight and wind : winning the race ; At last, EVs -- Part Three: Fight for the future. Adapting? ; Geoengineering : a way out? ; The gigatonne challenge ; Silicate rocks, cement and smart chemistry ; The new carbon capture and storage ; The 2030 challenge ; Deadline 2050 ; The growing power of the individual

Successful entrepreneurs are neither unique nor especially gifted but they are special. They are special because they have made themselves special. They have worked on their skills. I believe that all of the core skills as exhibited by entrepreneurs are learnt disciplines, not a preordained quality that somehow depends on our genetic makeup. From my experiences in writing the book, Grabbing the Oyster!, I have documented the characteristics that all successful entrepreneurs exhibit to some degree. I believe these characteristics provide an excellent yardstick by which to evaluate your personal position vis--̉vis preparing yourself to succeed in business. If you do not believe you can mirror some, if not all, of the traits as outlined below then perhaps it is time for some concerted critical self-evaluation. By developing these skills, you will not be guaranteed success in business. But you are guaranteed that you will be in a better position than you are now to achieve your goals

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Now or Never -- In the Year Four Billion -- The Climate Problem -- A New Dark Age? -- The Coal Conundrum -- America's New Leadership -- Trees for Security -- Revolution in the Feedlot -- Animal Solutions -- Farm-Based Ecological Efficiency -- The Age of Sustainability? -- Notes -- Responses -- Bill McKibben -- Richard Branson -- Peter Singer -- Fred Krupp and Peter Goldmark -- Gwynne Dyer -- Alanna Mitchell -- Reply -- Tim Flannery -- Footnote -- ch6fn -- ch13fn.

Sometime this century, after 4 billion years, some of Earth's regulatory systems will pass from control through evolution by natural selection, to control by human intelligence. Will humanity rise to the challenge?This landmark essay by Tim Flannery is about sustainability, our search for it in the twenty-first century, and the impact it might have on the environmental threats that confront us today. Flannery discusses in detail three potential solutions to the most pressing of the sustainability challenges: climate change. He argues that Australia has a special responsibility when it comes to

Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Maps -- Introduction -- Part 1 GAIA'S TOOLS -- GAIA -- THE GREAT AERIAL OCEAN -- THE GASEOUS GREENHOUSE -- THE SAGES AND THE ONION SKIN -- TIME'S GATEWAYS -- BORN IN THE DEEP FREEZE -- MAKING THE LONG SUMMER -- DIGGING UP THE DEAD -- Part 2 ONE IN TEN THOUSAND -- THE UNRAVELING WORLD -- PERIL AT THE POLES -- 2050: THE GREAT STUMPY REEF? -- A WARNING FROM THE GOLDEN TOAD -- LIQUID GOLD: CHANGES IN RAINFALL -- AN ENERGETIC ONION SKIN -- PLAYING AT CANUTE -- Part 3 THE SCIENCE OF PREDICTION -- MODEL WORLDS -- THE COMMITMENT AND APPROACHING EXTREME DANGER -- LEVELING THE MOUNTAINS -- HOW CAN THEY KEEP ON MOVING? -- BOILING THE ABYSS -- THE PACK OF JOKERS -- CIVILIZATION: OUT WITH A WHIMPER? -- Part 4 PEOPLE IN GREENHOUSES -- A CLOSE-RUN THING -- THE ROAD TO KYOTO -- COST, COST, COST -- PEOPLE IN GREENHOUSES SHOULDN'T TELL LIES -- ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS? -- LAST STEPS ON THE STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN? -- Part 5 THE SOLUTION -- BRIGHT AS SUNLIGHT, LIGHT AS WIND -- NUCLEAR LAZARUS? -- OF HYBRIDS, MINICATS, AND CONTRAILS -- THE LAST ACT OF GOD? -- 2084: THE CARBON DICTATORSHIP? -- TIME'S UP -- OVER TO YOU -- POSTSCRIPT -- AFTERWORD -- CLIMATE CHANGE CHECKLIST -- GREEN POWER -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- NOTES -- INDEX.

In the first Quarterly Essay of 2003, Tim Flannery launches an attack on the various lies that we tell ourselves about our resources, our past and our future. The lie of terra nullius that made us ignore the Aborigines' knowledge of the environment. The lie of the Snowy Mountains Scheme that did untold damage to our river system for the sake of white immigration. The lie that rushing to preserve wilderness will save endangered species. Tim Flannery is also skeptical about the myths of multiculturalism, and he argues that we cannot sustain a larger population given our resources. In his conclus

This report summarises best practice guidelines and design considerations, for offshore operations. The information herein was by and large sourced from telephone interviews of a number of developers, with experience in areas such as offshore wind, wave, tidal and oil & gas. Initially, challenges encountered specific to the experiences of those surveyed are described in questions and answers format. Broader design tips applicable to a majority of devices are also included in the survey answers. Topics of interest more specific to the LiftWEC device are described in the later sections of the report. Discussing various possible methods of supplying a reaction force, beit from buoyancy restoring moments, the use of large submerged weight, a fixed seabed mounting or whether the reaction forces can be supplied by the moorings. The use of divers and/or ROVs for maintenance is discussed. The preference for the use of conventional vessels such as tugs is mentioned as well as a section on vessel cost and availability. As the device is likely to be heavily control dependent, a discussion on redundancy in design as well as fault tolerant design is given. The importance of a well designed dynamic cable is also mentioned. Various iterations of the CycWEC device are listed as well as the current proposed iteration. The justification for focusing on this device is the similarity in device operating principals, with the CycWEC being one of the better described devices in the current literature. Finally, the key learnings and recommendations are summarised in a discussion section. ; This work was produced as part of the LiftWEC Project. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 851885. This output reflects the views only of the author(s), and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.