The document presents a vision for building a sustainable world over the next 500 years through developing renewable energy and clean technology infrastructure, implementing sustainable systems and values, and transitioning to an "electron economy" powered by renewable sources like solar and wind. Key aspects of the vision include developing renewable energy generation and storage, electric vehicles and transportation, green building standards, water recycling, and aligning economic models with environmental and social sustainability.

1. Building a Sustainable World Robert D. Cormia Foothill College

2. This is Your World Begin with a vision What kind of world is it? How did we get there? How do we live? How is it built? Sustainability systems Building the electron economy = green jobs

3. Imagine Our World: 500 Years From Now What does our world look like? How do we live, work, and conduct ourselves? A world of peace? Or conflict? What problems did we solve? How did we get there?

4. Civilization 2.0 How do we live? What do we do? Is the planet healthy – or in peril?

5. Civilization 2.0 A world in balance A planet in harmony Global collaboration How did we get there? What do humans do?

7. Visioning a Green World A green civilization New models of living New models of learning Living within biosystems Responsible world citizens

8. What is Green? Green is an arc between the environmental movement and sustainability Less environmental impact Healing the planet Living a cleaner life Building sustainable systems Living in equilibrium

10. Green Collar Economy Van Jones – Green Jobs Guru Two problems – one solution New models of living Engagement with the earth Sustainable economic models

12. Collision of Business Models Shown in ‘The 11 th hour’ Nature vs. humans Property and dominion Extraction and consumption Equity and ‘capital’ Need to work within nature’s models

13. Sustainability System Social Natural Economic Self Directed Sustainability Graph – goal is to build ‘capital’ in all four dimensions!

14. Sustainable Capital Human capital Social capital Natural capital Economic capital

15. Unsustainable Models Extracting from society (theft, inequities) Extracting from nature (mining, fishing) Extracting from yourself (poor health habits) Extracting ‘wealth’ from the economy (debt) Polluting the biosphere (ecosystem damage) Polluting your body (drugs / poor nutrition) Creating capital in the sustainability system (model) enriches the entire system

16. Wrenching on Humanity http://www.valuenewsnetwork.com/davos-2015-a-pivotal-decade.html

17. The Story of Stuff http://www.storyofstuff.org/

18. Green Thinking Purpose Impact Systems / cycles Biomimicry Equity

19. Biomimicry - Innovation Inspired by Nature Follows nature’s ‘ business models ’ How does life make things? How does life make them better? Life builds ‘ things ’ into systems ?

20. Sustainability by Design http://www.greenskinslab.sala.ubc.ca/

21. Imagine a World…

22. Buildings designed with efficiency as a 'first ethic', some net zero, and all integrated with the environment

24. With renewable energy and zero emission power

26. A smart energy infrastructure, seamlessly integrating distributed production with demand

27. GE Digital Energy Solutions

28. A world of smart appliances - designed to communicate internally and designed for low power demand

30. Transportation systems integrated with cities, and driven by electricity, and some of it 'recycled' (quantum rail technology)

32. Integrating Food into Cities Vertical farms Hydroponic food Locally grown Low transportation Minimal pests Bioengineered medicines

34. Water recycling to reduce the energy needed to purify and transport water

36. What is Clean Technology? Building things with ‘efficiency first’ design Low use of new materials Demanufacturing, recycling, and remanufacturing Clean energy systems Biosynthetic fuels Food system development Clean water technology

37. This is Clean Technology

38. Industry Sectors Renewable energy Biofuels Green / LEED building Transportation Batteries / fuel cells Smart grid / metering Advanced materials Water technology GHG management Environmental tech Cleantech is the ‘technology side’ of green jobs. It would include developing energy efficiency technology, but not replacing the insulation itself. It is the development of new technology as much as the manufacturing of it. It includes environmental technology, and especially remediation of contaminated soil and water. These jobs generally require more education than traditional green jobs.

39. Energy Renewables Solar Solar installation Solar development Wind Wind installation Energy provisioning Biomass Conversion to electricity and biofuels

40. Biofuels Biodiesel Fuel production Plant construction Ethanol distillation Bioalgal research ‘ Renewable petroleum’ GMO research http://www.amyris.com/

41. Green Building Green building USGBC efforts LEED certification Commissioning Retrofits / HVAC Energy efficiency http://www.usgbc.org/

42. Transportation Solutions Electric vehicles Tesla Motors Electric scooters Transportation management Traffic analysis Ridesharing solutions Cisco TelePresence Advanced conferencing solutions

43. Batteries and Fuel Cells Batteries NiMH Lithium Fuel cells DMFC SOFC Hydrogen http://auto.howstuffworks.com/fuel-efficiency/alternative-fuels/fuel-cell.htm

44. Smart Grid Demand response Appliance and networking Setting organizational rules Net metering / smart metering Integrating appliances, meters, ISO PG&E Standard Net Energy Metering IntelliGrid™ and GridWise™ Alliance Developing next generation power grid

45. Water Technologies Water analysis Water / soil analysis Water purification remediation Water recycling / graywater Systems planning / modeling* Organizational and community http://www.crystalwatertech.com/

46. GHG Management GHG accounting / audits WRI / GHG Institute GHG management Clean energy procurement Energy provisioning / REC management Carbon accounting / trading / CDM Carbon offset investment

47. Environmental Technologies Analysis Water testing Soil / remediation Remediation projects Environmental chemistry Hazardous waste mgmt Recycling / down cycling EMS and SMS (sustainability) CSQ Environmental Technologies

48. Earth Out of Balance http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/news/20050428/

50. Accelerating Change Heat storms Droughts Storm intensity Fires / duration Ice quakes Methane release Sea ice extent pH of the ocean Pest migration Sea level rise Ecosystem degradation, loss of biodiversity, failure of ecosystem services

51. One Solution – One Vision No petroleum in 2030 It’s a 12 step program! We made a bad decision And we need a new vision A world not built around petrol A world not built around carbon

52. Vision an Electron Economy

53. A Subsystems Approach Renewable energy Distribution systems Smart energy Energy efficiency LEED / green building Electric vehicles Alternative fuels Batteries / fuel cells Urban planning GHG sequestration Smart energy Smart cities Smart citizens Smart policy

54. An Apollo Program? We’re building it! Vision Commitment Plan and a process To build and support a team To make our vision a reality We can do this in 20 years! http://apolloalliance.org/ Energy Equity – 5 million jobs

55. A New Energy Economy $1 - 2 trillion in solar and wind energy $1 trillion in a new power grid $2.5 trillion in fuel saving cars $1 trillion in new electric motor and battery technology for cars and other appliances Smart energy for the electron economy – a melding of the Internet and ‘the grid’ This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

56. IntelliGrid™ - Smart Grid http://intelligrid.epri.com/

57. Building a Solar Economy Solar power is a primary , not alternative energy 25% of electricity could be generated by solar in 2025 Solar brings true energy independence from carbon It requires a commitment , not just an investment of $s Research in newer thin film technology shows promise Our Solar Power Future – The US Photovoltaics Industry Roadmap Through 2030 and beyond – published in 2005 http://www.solarelectricpower.org/

59. Wind Power – Real Power

60. Why Wind is the Answer to EV One motor winds up – another unwinds 1MW of wind supports 1,000 EV cars See the math (calculation below) Need to ‘forward store’ wind energy for later EV charging (like email distribution) Predictive analytics , grid-scale storage , collaborative EV charging networks are key 1 MW of wind => 24 hrs * 365 days * 1/3 utilization = 2.9 * 10^6 KwHrs annually 1,000 EVs * 10,000 miles / EV * 300 watt-hrs / mile = 3.0 * 10^6 KwHrs annually

61. Vanadium redox flow cells Store excess power for later use!

62. A plug-in hybrid or full electric EV looks like an entire house to the utility . The majority of electric vehicles will need to draw power at about the same time of day. Need to coordinate EV charging through two-way Internet communications, including transfer of ‘stored power’ EVs use half to a quarter of the BTUs per mile compared to ICE (gasoline), and GHG emissions can be significantly lower if RE is used.

64. Building a Better World It’s time that we got serious about working together to build a better world

65. Sustainable Core Values Environment 1. Ecosystem services – Eco-economy and valuing ecosystem services 2. Concept of limits – linear / exponential rates of extraction in a finite world. Peak Everything. 3. IPAT (Gapminder) – impacts from population, affluence (consumption) and technology 4. Waste = food and ‘cradle to cradle’ manufacturing / remanufacturing and recycling 5. Biomimicry – learning from nature – and employing ‘natural’ (biogenic) solutions 6. Diversity – how it works in nature – how it works in society – specialization of skills (economic) Social 7. Social equity – healthy societies / social systems – foundation of sustainable societies 8. Environmental justice (more complex subset of industry, and social systems, class issues) 9. Cultural sustainability – awareness of cultural identity and cultural values, language, art 10. Personal sustainability – health, personal relationships, foundation for lifelong learning 11. Intergenerational impacts (economics and environmental – debt and resource depletion) 12. Civic engagement (interaction of individual and society) – healthy societies / social systems 13. Ethics (doing what’s right when no one is looking) 14. Conflict resolution (at all levels – personal / interpersonal / organizational / political) Economic 15. Sustainable development – building new innovation economies not tied to consumption 16. Built to last – design, build, and maintain for the long haul 17. Collaboration vs. individualism (as an ethic vs. individual wealth) 18. Collaborative value creation (personal, social and economic models) – Wikinomics 19. Value vs. wealth (new economic models and metrics) 20. Social production / Social capital (adding to information, knowledge and culture)

66. Personal Sustainability Nutrition & health Personal relationships Social networks Conflict resolution Chemicals have consequences!

67. Indigenous Sustainability Science Nature-society interactions confront a range of challenges including maintenance of ecosystem services, conservation of biodiversity, and continuance of ecosystem functioning at local and global scale. Local people over thousands of years, have developed an intimate knowledge about landscapes they interact with, inhabit and manage. Natural and social sciences are now converging into a novel discipline called sustainability science. Recognizing that transition to sustainability shall be a knowledge-intensive journey, this paper argues that a careful use of Indic resources provides options to design innovative policies and programs for management of natural resources. Sustainability science of tomorrow shall be a basket of tools drawn across disciplines from the natural and social sciences, as well as local and formal knowledge systems. Equity of knowledge between local and formal sciences results in empowerment, security and opportunity for local people. Incorporation of people’s knowledge into the resource management decisions, reduces the social barriers to participation and enhances the capacity of the local people to make choices to solve the problem. In order to facilitate the humanity’s progress towards a sustainable future, traditional knowledge systems and Indic traditions can contribute to local actions relevant to the sustainability of earth system as a whole. http://www.infinityfoundation.com/indic_colloq/papers/paper_pandey2.pdf

68. Spaceship Earth This is our only ride No ‘do-over’ option Ecosystem services Redefining the mission – A 500 year plan? Sustainable Values

69. Imagine a World... Creating a vision Sharing a commitment Crafting a plan Developing a process Building and supporting a team Together we can do this – it is time to be leaders – and make this vision our reality!

70. This is Our World Share your vision Share your decisions Sustainability systems Build your ‘capital’ Develop your ‘ Green Economy Competency ’ Help build an Electron Economy infrastructure http://www.praxisgreece.org/