Regulation of networks Books: “Commanding Heights” Daniel Yerning “The new energy crisis: climate, economics and geopolitics” Jean-Marie Chevalier General introduction of world state economy Recession The financial crisis that began in 2007 was clearly understood but what happened last year wasn’t expected. A so deep recession wasn’t expected. We are in the recession, we have signs of the end of the tunnel but we still have a high unemployment and the recovering is going to be long, slow and painful (weak). There is no increase of the revenue. But most of OCDE countries (Japan, US, France) limit their growth with their taxation and social politics. The situation of young people is very difficult. Demographic shift Today we are 6,5 billion and in 2050 we’ll be 9,5 billion. The story of the 21’s century is about to be more written in Asia than in Europe. In 2050 Indians are going to be more than Chinese but still les rich. How are we going to supply all the food and their needs? Potential for violence, conflicts, threats of nuclear weapons and terrorists. Climate change Most worrying problem between now and 2050. Week after week, month after month, year after year what specialists say is more and more alarming. It means violent effect and people don’t have the same vulnerability to planet change. The poor are more vulnerable than the rich: they can’t protect themselves against flooding for example (Netherland). On one side we have a great number of private goods ( gas, oil) and they create every years an immense amount of wealth. People go to those goods to make money. Energy We do consume energy every day. Worldwide 80% of our energy consumption comes from oil, gas, electricity. Energy structure which accelerate climate change. How can we reduce climate change because poor countries need energy to develop their selves? Water Global warming accelerates water stress. Deep deterioration