Early harvests: red alert in Burgundy Hard hit by last summer’s drought, Martin Prieur, a winegrower in Meursault, saw his production cut by nearly 40% in 2003. And if the past year’s terrible conditions occur again, winegrowers may have to rethink their methods.

	Our unbalanced climate It has taken last summer’s heat-wave in Europe, coupled with events such as El Niño’s effects in Florida and other sudden disruptions, to foster a perception that the climate change announced several years ago might actually be a possibility. But what do the facts say? Gérard Mégie, President of France’s National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), reviews the current state of knowledge.

	From uncertainty to the precautionary principle Scientists have alerted the international community to the risks of global warming. Despite the lack of hard evidence, a precautionary attitude is gradually taking hold, although the world’s nations are still wrangling over the exact content of the underlying principles.

	Greenhouse-gas emissions and the future of energy How do industrial leaders view the problem of global warming? How can they help to control it? Thierry Desmarest, Total’s Chairman and CEO, provides some answers.

	The next ten years will be decisive Chairman of the inter-ministerial commission on the Greenhouse Effect set up by the French government in 1992, Dominique Dron gives Energies her analysis of the challenge facing countries, industry and every one of us.

	What form of growth for tomorrow? Can the Greenhouse Effect be controlled without slowing growth? Will developing countries be able to bear the cost of the required measures? Will the richer countries accept a global approach? Representatives of three continents state their views: Jos Delbeke of the European Commission, Chow Kok Kee of Malaysia and Kevin Fay of the United States.

	Contrary to popular belief…. Analyses and predictions about the world’s oil and gas reserves and how long they will last range from extreme pessimism to bright optimism. Total has recently made significant progress in producing reserves previously considered inaccessible, and Jean-Marie Masset, Senior Vice President, Geosciences Exploration & Production division, is reasonably confident about the future: there should be no shortage of oil in the next few years (2005) but the prospect cannot be ruled out in the longer term.

	Climate through the ages Analyses and predictions about the world’s oil and gas reserves and how long they will last range from extreme pessimism to bright optimism. Total has recently made significant progress in producing reserves previously considered inaccessible, and Jean-Marie Masset, Senior Vice President, Geosciences Exploration & Production division, is reasonably confident about the future: there should be no shortage of oil in the next few years (2005) but the prospect cannot be ruled out in the longer term.