A talk at the University of Victoria, October 6, 2014.
How soon could British Columbia become a world leader in embracing 100% renewable energy? What will it take for electricity, heat, transport - and political will?
7. The current increase in global warming is
"...equivalent to exploding 400,000 Hiroshima
atomic bombs per day, 365 days per year. That’s
how much extra energy Earth is gaining each day.”
- James Hansen, NASA Chief Climate Scientist
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The last time the world
was 3°C warmer,
during the Pliocene era,
the global sea level was up to
25 metres
higher
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1.6°C
up to
31%
of Earth’s species
will be committed to
extinction,
having nowhere to go
to escape the rising heat
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will you
take?
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34. “The future belongs to those who believe
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in the beauty of their dreams.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
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35. So what is our vision of
a beautiful, desirable future?
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36. Saying YES
as well as NO
Solar, Wind, Wave
100% Renewables
Green Buildings
Green Cities
Cycling
Electric Transit
Electric Cars
Carsharing
Organic Farming
EcoForestry
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Green Chemistry
Biomimicry
Smart Tech
Education
Innovation
Software
Robotics
3-D Printing
Soul & Eco-Tourism
Holistic Healthcare
38. Building a Sustainable Energy Future for British Columbia
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39. Germany’s Path Towards 100% Renewable
Energy Regions, with Beate Fischer
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We do not need to
hate or vilify fossil fuels.
They have been amazing.
We should praise them,
and then end the affair.
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The Sun is everywhere,
but for the past five million years,
all we could do
was look at it.
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42. For 500,000 years, we harvested the
Sun’s energy through firewood
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We wanted energy,
But we did not know how
to gather it directly from the Sun.
But then we discovered fossil fuels.
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that launched the Industrial Age,
and the modern world.
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It is fossilized solar energy
that has made advanced engineering,
solar PV and electric vehicles possible.
46. The Age of Fossil Fuels has been the essential
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LAUNCH RAMP
for the Solar Age
500,000 years
Firewood
300 years
Fossil Fuels
1,750,000,000 years
Solar Energy
47. For the next 1,750,000,000 years, we will
be able to harvest the Sun’s energy
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directly through advanced
solar technologies
48. The Age of
Firewood
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The Age of
Fossil Fuels
The Solar Age
49. The Sun will not begin to turn
into a Red Giant for more than a billion years.
A billion years
That’s 100,000 periods of 10,000 years
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50. The Sun will not begin to turn
into a Red Giant for more than a billion years.
A billion years
And with every passing year,
solar technology will improve
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and fall in price.
74. Solar Economics in BC, 2014
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$4 a watt
12 cents kwh, 3% per year increase
3% finance
Cost per watt $4
4 kW + tax $16,800
Finance @ 3%$29,300
kWh per year 4,400
25-year savings $21,900
Result -$7,400
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$1.60 a watt
15.5 cents kwh, 3% per year increase
Cash down
Cost per kW $1,600
4 kW + 5% tax $6,720
kWh per year 4,400
25 year savings $25,600
Profit +$19,000
76. By 2020, every south-facing roof without 4 kW solar
could lose its owner up to $1,000 a year
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78. By 2020, every commercial roof that is not
solar could lose its owner $10,000 a year
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79. Solar Potential in BC, 2025
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7,000 GWh pa
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Natural gas:
5 jobs per $1 million
Solar:
14.5 jobs per
$1 million
Building Retrofits:
17 jobs per $1 million
Mass Transit:
22 jobs per $1 million
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Ditlev Engel
Copenhagen
Climate Council
2009
82. Potential Direct Solar Jobs in BC
7,000 GWh x 0.91 = 6,370 jobs
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84. POLICY – WHAT’S NEEDED?
Current Policy:
2010: 93% of BC’s power must be clean or
renewable
2012 : BC Government defines natural gas as
“clean”
What’s needed:
•By 2022, 100% of BC’s power must be clean
and renewable
•Phase out natural gas-fired power by 2022
•Increase commitment to energy conservation
and efficiency
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85. Could
B.C.
Become
a 100%
Renewable
Energy Region?
PART 2:
BUILDINGS
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Austrian radial-drilling
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SIREWALL R-50
105. SIREWALL insulates 13.5 times more than a
concrete wall of the same thickness;
5.5 times more than a rammed earth wall.
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WE CAN ACHIEVE
90%
HEAT ENERGY
REDUCTION
IN NEW HOMES
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16" foam insulation under slab and
outside foundation walls
8” studs, 24” OC with plywood and OSB
EuroLine Windows fiberglass/UPVC
triple-glazed U= 0.73
Air tightness 0.6 ACH at 50 pa.
(1.6 for R2000; up to 10 older homes)
Blown cellulose insulation
Heat recovery ventilation: 90% exhaust
heat transferred to incoming fresh air
Natural gas hot water, space heat
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112. Solar Thermal District Heating
Drake Landing, Okotoks, Alberta
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800
solar hot water
panels
on the garages
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90% of residential space
heating needs met by solar
thermal energy (40-50o C)
Reduction - 5 tonnes of
greenhouse gas emissions
per home per year.
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Solar Thermal Heating
12 months a year
The Energy Centre
Community
solar heat
panels
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Solar hot water
panels
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Sweden, Stockholm
Treated sewage effluent heats 80,000 apartments
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120. POLICY – WHAT’S NEEDED?
Current Policy:
Building Code. Small energy conservation
incentives. That’s it.
What’s needed:
•All houses to upgrade to new energy code at
point of sale (as Berkeley, San Francisco)
•All apartment buildings and condos to audit
for energy efficiency every ten years
•Major incentives for zero carbon upgrades
•By 2020, all new buildings to be zero carbon
(as UK, California)
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121. Could
B.C.
Become
a 100%
Renewable
Energy
Region?
PART 3:
TRANSPORTATION
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For all Light Transport,
100% Renewable Energy is Possible
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4.4 million users by 2016
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Annual driving fee 7 x cheaper than a regular car.
No parking charges anywhere in Norway.
No ferry charges, no road tolls around Oslo.
Allowed to drive in the bus lanes.
Free municipal EV recharging.
Electricity $10 a week vs $55 for a regular car.
Overall savings $369 a month.
21 models to choose from.
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180. The Falling Price of EV Lithium Batteries
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Interim: Hybrid Trucks
VIA Motors V-Trux
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More Hybrid Trucks
GM Silverado
GM Sierra
183. POLICY – WHAT’S NEEDED?
Current Policy:
•BC follows California low carbon fuel
standard
•Plug-In BC incentives for electric vehicles &
charging posts. Now ended.
What’s needed:
•Major incentives for electric vehicles
•New vehicles: 95 grams CO2 per kilometre by
2020; 50g/km by 2025; 0g/km by 2030
•Major investments in walking, transit, bike-lanes
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184. Could
B.C.
Become
a 100%
Renewable
Energy
Region?
PART 4:
TRUCKING,
SHIPS & PLANES
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Peterbilt Plug-In Hybrid
Garbage Truck
188. Long Distance Electric Freight
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Dutch concept electric truck
Average 18-wheeler 6.5 mpg
Super-efficient designs 9 mpg
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Long Distance Freight
?
2032
Electric Hydrogen Biofuel
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Long Distance Freight
2032
EV Trucks not ready
Biofuels questionable
Hydrogen not happening
191. With difficulty: and a long way off
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Ocean Shipping
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Future Boeing Liquid Hydrogwewwn.ear thPfutulrae.conm e
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Possible Future Freight
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B.C.
Become
a 100%
Renewable
Energy
Region?
PART 5:
WHAT WILL IT
TAKE?
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WHAT WILL IT TAKE
TO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN?
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
Visionary Financial Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
Visionary Financial Leaders
Visionary Academic Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
Visionary Financial Leaders
Visionary Academic Leaders
Visionary Provincial Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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ALL OF US
Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
Visionary Financial Leaders
Visionary Academic Leaders
Visionary Provincial Leaders
Visionary Federal Leaders
WORKING TOGETHER
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Visionary Individual Leaders
Visionary NGO Leaders
Visionary Municipal Leaders
Visionary Business Leaders
Visionary Financial Leaders
Visionary Academic Leaders
Visionary Provincial Leaders
Visionary Federal Leaders
Visionary Voters
WORKING TOGETHER
217. BEYOND CAPITALISM…
A Flourishing Green Co-operative Economy
Benefit Corporations
Green Business Certification
Public Banking
Basic Income
Values-Based Banking
Microlending
Community Currencies
An Entrepreneurial State
Green Bonds
The Sharing Economy
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Carbon Taxes
Genuine Progress Indicators
Local Business Synergy
Cooperatives
Youth Businesses & Coops
First Nations Businesses
Minority Businesses
Serious Tax Reform
Closure of Tax Havens
Targeted Growth vs no-growth