Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Threats to the Global Economy: Energy, Food and Finance

Do you think the conference addressed these issues adequately? Do you have any comments on the following?

  • Are these the main threats? If so what other threats are there?
  • How do you rank these threats? Was your ranking at the end, different from the one you started with?

You might like to give opinions on one or more of the following questions:

Energy

  • What patterns are developing in the global demand for energy?
  • How these threats might be met?
  • Where does global warming come into the equation?

Food

  • What is likely to be the impact of climate change on food production?
  • Is there a role for protectionism e.g. the CAP in the food crisis?

Finance

  • What do you think precipitated the crisis?
  • What underlying structural problems were revealed?
  • What has been and might be the effect on the markets?
  • What has been the response of individual governments and the international community?