energy & civil society -in a globalized world new york university
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Presentation that I gave recently at Prof. Colette Mazzucelli's course Global Civil Society at NYU. The topic is energy and civil society in a globalized worldTRANSCRIPT
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10174NYU: Global Civil Society Module
2013
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The basecamp - Structure
1. The big trends
2. Energy demand
3. How energy transforms society
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The BIG Trends
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The World at night
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1. Population Growth, Urbanization
2. Expansion of middle class (BRIC)
3. Increasing world energy demand
4. How will society look like in a de- carbonized economy?
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Showcase: Incredible India
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Energy demand
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industrialization1776-1895
2010
Peak Oil
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http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/timeline-energy-history.htm
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The growth and energy centres have shifted
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US energy consumption
http://gailtheactuary.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/per-capita-world-energy-by-source.png
Structure of global energy consumption
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Energy and Society
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How do we keep the lights on?
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industrialization1776-1895
2010
Peak Oil
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How do we achieve a de-carbonization of our economies?
1.6
Billions of Tons Carbon Emitted per Year
Current p
ath = “ramp”
Historical emissions Flat path
0
8
16
1950 2000 2050 2100
Stabilization Wedges (Princeton Mitigation Initiative) http://cmi.princeton.edu
16 GtC/y
Eight “wedges”
Goal: In 50 years, sameglobal emissions as today
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Integrated green cities, renewable energy
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Thanks for your attention