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Renewable Energy to Eliminate Energy Poverty and
Mitigate a Climate Catastrophe
Stalactites of soot from an indoor cook stove
Name____________
Peace Corps______
Date______________
Module A 1. Challenges: Energy Poverty & Rapid Climate Change
2. Solution: Renewable Energy
Module B 1. Steps to developing a renewable energy project
Module C 1. Examples of Successful Renewable Energy Projects
Agenda
Challenges
photo by PowerMundo
Rapid Climate Change
Whiteearth.org
Energy Access & A Climate Catastrophe
http://www.masterresource.org/2009/12/electricity-for-the-poor-what-they-really-ought-to-focus-on-in-copenhagen/
1.4 Billion People Without Electricity* & 3 Billion Cooking on Biomass**
*http://www.iea.org/weo/electricity.asp, **http://cleancookstoves.org
Consider Impacts of More Energy from Fossil Fuel or Renewable Energy
"Most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperature since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic [human-caused] greenhouse gas concentrations," the IPCC 207 4th Assessment Report
“Hundreds of climate experts and government representatives from 113 countries labored …to reach unanimous agreement on the wording of each sentence in the 20-page summary for policymakers.”
Humans and Climate Change
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070202-global-warming.html/
“Very likely” translates to 90% probability* Humans “very likely” responsible for climate change
Discuss: What are the reasons that people contest the science?
* photo: http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/Sect16/Sect16_1.html,
Survival - Extinctions Happen
About health & survival for people, life, & ecosystems
‘Earth will be just fine…..its the life on earth that may suffer’
Energy Poverty: “The lack of adequate, accessible and affordable energy to promote economic growth and satisfy basic human needs*
Energy Poverty & Development
**http://www.ofid.org/publications/PDF/EN_Energy_Poverty.pdf / ** Ambuj D. Sagar "Alleviating Energy Poverty for the World's Poor“ Journal Article, Energy Policy, volume 33, issue 11, pages 1367-1372
“Improving energy services for poor households in developing countries remains one of the most pressing challenges facing the development community.”**
Number of people without access to electricity
*earthtrends.wri.org/text/energy-resources/variable-1379.html
Number of People Without Access to Electricity
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000
Peru
Mexico
Guatemala
Bolivia
Honduras
Nicaragua
Ecuador
El Salvador
Paraguay
Panama
Costa Rica
People in 1000's
Data not found for Suriname
Guyana
http://www.estandardsforum.org/system/briefs/262/original/brief-Guyana.pdf?1254987843
Number of people using biomass fuel for cooking
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
Mexico
Peru
Guatemala
Honduras
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Bolivia
El Salvador
Panama
Costa Rica
Ecuador
people in 1000's
Number of people cooking with biomass
Data not found for Suriname
Guyana
www.ehponline.org/docs/2006/8603/abstract.html
Electrification in Peace Corps Communities
* Taken from Peace Corps Regional offices response to survey Jan 2011
Country Electrification*
Costa Rica 99%
Peru 95%
Nicaragua 95%
Suriname 90%
Dominican Republic
89% rural / 99% urban
Panama 60%
Personal Impacts of Energy Poverty
Story Corps Activity
Energy Poverty
Impacts of Energy Poverty
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)
Impacts Activity
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)
- Increased deforestation rates- Indoor Air Pollution- Dirty living environment
- Disease, illness and death- Less time at night to study- Unable to see hazards (wild animals, criminals) - Lack of access to modern health services vaccines- Leads to migration to cities- exacerbates gender inequality- no access to information technology
- less work hours - no access to electrical tools- decrease in agriculture yields- decrease in worker productivity- correlation to poverty
Impacts of Energy Poverty
354 MW Luz SEGS Built 1984-1991
A Solution: Renewable Energy
photo- http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/TECNOSOL10
photo by PowerMundo
Benefits of Renewable Energy in Developing Countries
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)
Benefits Activity
Potential Benefits of Renewable Energy
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)
- Decreased CO2 emissions- Decreased deforestation rates- Climate Change prevention
- Population stabilization- Reduce fossil fuel resource conflicts or wars - Promote equal opportunities- Improve educational opportunities- Reduced illness and accidents from fossil fuels- Illumination for Safety- Urban to rural migration
- New jobs, more jobs- New industries- Energy cost savings- Greater wage potential- Increased worker productivity- Energy Security- More working hours- Improve existing businesses
Additional Slides
Potential Impacts of Rapid Climate Change (Will Vary)
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)
Impacts Activity
Potential Impacts of Rapid Climate Change (will vary)
- Increase in agricultural cost and risk- Increase water and food costs- Increase in property damage and loses- Increase health cost- Higher energy cost (more AC)- Infrastructure cost- Decrease in ecotourism
- Soil degradation- Rising seas, lakes, oceans- Increase of natural disaster intensity- Extreme weather- Floods- Ocean Acidification- Increase in weeds, pests, pathogens- Decrease in Biodiversity
- Population migration- Wars for Resources and land- Increase morbidity and mortality- exacerbate inequalities within countries*- Food shortages, hunger
Deminish Natural Capital
Source: United Nations Development Programme, 'Fighting climate change—human solidarity in a divided world', Human Development Report 2007–08, UNDP, 2008, p. 8.http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/hdr_20072008_summary_english.pdf.
Planet(Environmental)
Profit(Economic)
People(Social)