2. Energy Conservation Project
• Resources and the risk of depletion
• Energy disparities and their geopolitical
consequences
• Air pollution
• Impact on climate
• Proposals and alternatives
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3. Energy Resource and Depletion risk
Primary Energy Demand
S o u r c e : In t e r n a t io n a l E n e r g y Ag e n c y – w w w .ie a .o r g
Coal Petrol Gas Nuclear
Power
Hydroelectric Biomass Other
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4. OECD Countries:
Germany, Italy
Australia Japan
Austria Luxembourg
Belgium Mexicom
Canada Norway
Chili New Zealand
Korea Holland
Denmark Poland
Spain Portugal
USA Slovakia
Finland Czech Republic
France United Kingdom
Greece Slovenia
Hungary Sweden
OECD Middle East Ex-USSR
Ireland Switzerland
Non-OECD Europe China Asia (excluding China) Iceland Turkey
Latin America Africa Others Israel
Developing countries with strong economic growth
Population increase (+ 70 % in 30 years)
Rapid increase in transport
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5. Physical limitations
Peak Production
Depletion
Petrol
1st half 2nd half
‘easy’ oil ‘difficult’
production oil
production
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6. Energy Use in France (2003)
Nuclear
Electricity
Gas
Petrol
Coal
So urce :
w w w .n e g a w a t t .o r g
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7. Regional disparities in energy use
2.6 billion people do not have access to
'modern' forms of energy.
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8. Geopolitical impact of energy disparities
1990 : Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and the start of
the Gulf War
2007 Red carpet treatment of a dictator
to get nuclear contracts
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9. Pollution
April 2010 March 2011
Gulf of Mexico oil slick Explosion of the Fukushima nuclear reactor
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11. Global changes observed in 20th century
An increase in average global
temperatures of 0.74ºC and
accelerating!
A rise in average sea levels of
between 12 and 22 cm
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12. Global changes observed in 20th century
An increase of between 5 and 10% in
continental rainfall in the Northern
hemisphere and a decrease of
approximately 3% of the Mediterranean
and North and West Africa
A reduction in cloud cover (around -10%
since the end of the 1960s) and a retreat
in mountain and non polar glaciers
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13. Predictions for the 21st century
Global CO2 emissions Changes in temperature
(in millions of tons) (ºC)
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