For so many reasons.

There, data suggest that the combustion uses of oil (i.e use outside of petchems) have already reached a plateau, and that there's limited potential for future growth. Most interestingly, on a per-capita basis, this plateau is at a much lower level than in the OECD countries.

A really devastating piece by Raya Jalabi of the @financialtimes.com on the scramble for information in Assad’s prisons. Really reminds me of Iraq in April ‘03.

Inside the Syrian prison at the heart of Assad’s police state on.ft.com/3Di4Ch7 (gift link, first click first served).

Twice a year I break my almost iron-clad commitment to not posting personal stuff.

The first is on 30 August, the International Day of the Disappeared.

The second is 19 November, the anniversary of my own father's kidnapping.

The IEA released its new numbers on energy access today. It's a mixed bag. The good news is that the # of people without electricity has fallen, following a few years of stagnation and setbacks. The bad news is that the rate of improvement is 1/10th what it needs to be. www.iea.org/commentaries...

Some fascinating reading here in Oxfam's new report on carbon inequality.

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