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    http://

    www.worldometers.info/world-
    population/
    Revision Week?
    Global future

    Can we continue as we are?


    Our future: recap
    • The population is expanding
    • We are consuming more
    • We have global/national renewable and
    carbon reduction targets
    • Many of our current power plants will come
    off line in the next years
    • Fossil fuels are great energy stores: will
    other technologies be able to match
    demand as well?
    Population growth

    Source: BBC
    Carbon and Ecological Footprints
    Do you think we should be concerned
    with future energy provision?

    1. Yes, it’s an important consideration

    2. Yes, but others will sort it out

    3. No, we always get technical fixes when


    we need them, so no need to worry
    Do you think energy conservation
    should be promoted?

    1. Yes: definitely, it’s an easy win

    2. No: it won’t make enough difference


    Would YOU (or your family) be willing
    to undertake domestic energy
    conservation measures?

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Maybe
    Do you turn lights off when not
    in room

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Mostly
    Do you consider energy efficiency
    when buying new appliances?

    1. Yes
    2. No
    3. Sometimes
    TED Economic lecture
    • http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_jackson_s_e
    conomic_reality_check.html
    Do you think “life” gets in the
    way of making changes?

    1. Yes

    2. No

    3. Sometimes
    Where do you think the big
    challenges lie?

    1. New (and improved) energy generating


    technologies

    2. Behaviour change

    3. Other
    Are things improving?
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    8
    Primary school (no pool)
    6
    Secondary school (no
    pool)
    4

    0
    Pre 1919 1919-1939 1946-1966 1967-1976 Post 1976 Post 1995
    75/20 < 4

    20 mpg 75 mpg

    1500/50 = 30

    £1,500 £50

    http://www.carpages.co.uk
    http://www.evolutionchips.co.uk/
    Further Info
    • Ted lectures
    – http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/
    alex_steffen_sees_a_sustainable_future.html
    – http://www.ted.com/playlists/58/
    the_end_of_oil.html [10 talks about the end of
    oil, including 17 yr old who build a nuclear
    reactor in his garage at 12!]
    • Carbon and ecological footprinting
    – www.bestfootforward.com/resources/ecological-
    footprint/
    Revision Week?

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