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Why are We Here?
Where Should We Go?
Closing Speech by the President of Iceland
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Iceland Geothermal Conference
Reykjavík
7 March 2013
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Jennifer Francis
Research Professor
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences
Rutgers University
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15© RAX
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Himalayas
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Clean Energy
ECONOMY
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UNU-gtp Fellows in Iceland 1979-2011
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UNU Geothermal Training Group, Bali 2010
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University of Iceland
University of Reykjavík
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30 °C/km
The Geothermal Resource
The total amount of
heat stored in the
crust is of the order of
5 billion EJ.
Mankind uses 400 EJ
annually for all energy
needs.
0.1% of the stored
heat would satisfy the
global energy
consumption for
10,000 years.
Source: Flóvenz, 2008
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Why are We Here? Where Should We Go? Closing Speech by the President of Iceland