By Manuel Pinho - the current Minister of Economy of Portugal. Edited by Harrison Mitchell - 15 years ago, the main issue in Europe was how to stimulate economic growth, employment and global trade. It was the economy! Now it is energy and the environment. This cutting-edge and very topical book tackles the challenges of climate change, security of supply of energy and possibilities for alternative energy in Europe. Manuel Pinho takes a look into the future at the possible political and practical solutions as far ahead as 2050. The data is current and the result of pain-staking research into the realistic political and technological solutions in energy reform. Pinho illustrates that there is no silver bullet technology which is going to solve the challenges for everyone but how we could apply the various current technologies and policies which together will create the long-term solutions. The secret to a cost effective integrated energy market in Europe could be the capacity to set clear goals and incentives in order to attract private money to finance investment infrastructure. Pinho sets out in this book, Europe's New Energy Era, some key criteria for making the energy reform in Europe an opportunity to create jobs and further innovation as well as outlining the obstacles. Available at Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk)