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What is the problem of energy?

What is the problem of energy?. ENS102D Feb. 6, 2006. Review. What are the three strategic environmental themes emphasized by Wright? Sustainability Stewardship Sound Science What are the three integrative environmental themes emphasized by Wright? Ecosystem capital Policy and Politics

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What is the problem of energy?

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  1. What is the problem of energy? ENS102D Feb. 6, 2006

  2. Review • What are the three strategic environmental themes emphasized by Wright? • Sustainability • Stewardship • Sound Science • What are the three integrative environmental themes emphasized by Wright? • Ecosystem capital • Policy and Politics • Globalization

  3. Review • What is sustainability? • Definition • Five components • Ecosystems use sunlight as their main source of energy • Ecosystems are built upon interrelationships not independence • Ecosystems dispose of wastes and replenish nutrients by recycling • Ecosystems, regulatethe size of member populations • Ecosystems, maintain (bio)diversity

  4. Review • What is sound science? • Data • Shaping principles • Theories

  5. Questions about energy? • Where does energy come from? • How does energy work? • What are our major sources of energy? • How is energy produced? • Do we have an energy crisis?

  6. What is the problem of energy? • #1 Energy is not cheap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_oil

  7. What is the problem of energy? • #1 Energy is not cheap http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_oil

  8. What is the problem of energy? • #2 Energy use is increasing http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/earth_lights_lrg.jpg

  9. What is the problem of energy? • #2 Energy use is increasing • Global energy consumption will soar 60 percent over the next 25 years, Exxon Mobil Corp. forecast Tuesday in its annual energy outlook. Dec 2005 CBS News

  10. What is the problem of energy? • #3 Energy use is not equally distributed http://www.unep.org/geo/geo3/english/086.htm

  11. What is the problem of energy? • #3 Energy use is not equally distributed as a resource http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/Global-Energy-Resources-Supplemental-Material.cfm

  12. What is the problem of energy? • #3 Energy use is not equally distributed by use http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/Global-Energy-Resources-Supplemental-Material.cfm

  13. What is the problem of energy? • #4 Fossil fuel is limited • Peak oil - Hubbert Curves

  14. What is the problem of energy? • #4 Fossil fuel is limited • Peak oil - Hubbert Curves http://www3.sympatico.ca/drrennie/spike.html

  15. What is the problem of energy? • #5 Sound science, sustainability, and stewardship are being ignored in favor of economic policy.

  16. What is the problem of energy? • # 6 others? http://www.rff.org/rff/News/Features/Global-Energy-Resources-Supplemental-Material.cfm

  17. Question for WednesdaySo what do we do about fossil fuels?

  18. Resources • http://cbsnews.cbs.com/stories/2005/12/13/tech/main1123160.shtml • http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article343301.ece • http://www.edmunds.com/ownership/driving/articles/105512/article.html • http://www.edmunds.com/fueleconomy/?mktcat=oilprice&kw=current+price+of+oil&mktid=ga9914898 • http://peakoil.com/ • http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/quickfacts/quickoil.html • http://www.edmunds.com/advice/specialreports/articles/105901/article.html • doe this week in petroleum http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/twip/twip.asp • crude oil price animation http://www.forbes.com/static_html/oil/2004/oil.shtml • wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crude_oil

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