Presentation that I gave recently at Prof. Colette Mazzucelli's course Global Civil Society at NYU.
The topic is energy and civil society in a globalized world
Energy & Civil Society -in a globalized world New York University
1. 2013
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Energy & Society
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NYU: Global Civil Society Module
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2. The basecamp - Structure
1. The big trends
2. Energy demand
3. How energy transforms society
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4. The World at night
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5. 1. Population Growth, Urbanization
2. Expansion of middle class (BRIC)
3. Increasing world energy demand
4. How will society look like in a decarbonized economy?
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17. How do we achieve a de-carbonization of our
economies?
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18. Stabilization Wedges (Princeton Mitigation Initiative)
http://cmi.princeton.edu
16
Billions of Tons
Carbon Emitted per
Year
16 GtC/y
Eight “wedges”
8
Goal: In 50 years, same
global emissions as today
Historical
emissions
Flat path
1.6
0
1950
2000
2050
2100