future of energy

Extreme Future of Energy

Dr. James Canton CEO & Chairman GlobalFuturist.com

Are you Future-Ready What is your Vision? Strategic Foresight

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•  Think Tank •  Advise Global Fortune

1000 & Gov

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Worldwide Clients

Key Ideas

• Energy demand drivers

• Energy is core to security and economic sustainability

• Future of bio-fuels

• Petro-Risk

• Top geopolitical risks

NeuroWeb: Thinking Network

Welcome to the Extreme Future

Extreme Future: More Risk More Opportunity

 A Multi-polar World of Complex Risks

Disruptive Risk is New Normal

Extreme Future: Complex Threats

Top Global Risks: 2025

•  Energy •  Economy •  Food •  Ecology •  Security • War

2020 Forecast: Energy-Challenged World

Global Population

Global Population has Doubled Over the Past 45 Years

Global Population Trend

By 2040, 80% of World’s 8 Billion People will Live in Developing Nations—9 Billion by 2050

The New Consumers: 1 Bn +

Two Worlds Challenge: Energy

Next Two Billion Energy Consumers

Global Megacities

The World of 2025 10 Megacities Most in China, India and S. America

By 2030: Most mega-cities in developing world

Next Middle Class: China, India, Latin

World GDP 2030: China Rising

Free World Academy 2003

27.8%

25%

22%

18%

7.2%

World GDP: 85,500 Trillion in 2030

China Scenarios: New Superpower, Huge Market, Fierce Competitor

China will be the World’s Largest Consumer Market in Future

•  2nd Largest Consumer of Energy •  3rd Largest Importer of Oil

China & India Population

China & India Make Up 1/3 of the Global Population – Biggest Food Demand

India will be the 2nd World’s Largest Consumer Market in

The Future

Largest Global Market

A Dynamic Global Marketplace with 3 Billion New Consumers is Coming Fast,

Will You be Ready?

Energy Security: Terrorism/Crime

2025 Energy Future Map

The Extreme Future of Energy Trends

1. Pop growth 2. Next Middle Class 3. GDP 5. Security

The Extreme Future: 10 Top trends

6. Fast Climate Change 7. Green Alternatives 8. Geopolitical Risk 9. Food & Water Stress 10. Unstable Economics

Uptrend Consumer Demand

Are you Future-Ready?

High Petro-Geopolitical Risk

Are you Future-Ready? CO2 2030

2020 US Emissions: Power Plants

2080 Reduction in Ag Prod

Are you Future-Ready?

Innovation Drives Competitive Advantage

Key Biz Driver: Innovation Darwinism Innovate or Die

Fast Breakthroughs Coming

Digital Biology: Hacking Life Extreme Future: Hacking Life

New Fuels: Hacking Matter

Future Energy Mix

Wind Power Capacity

Digitally Hacking the Planet Extreme Future: Hacking Planet

BioFuels Smart Grid: Ethanol Core

Space Based Solar

Mars Station

NanoBioNeuro Enhancement

NanoBioNeuro Enhancement

Mars Station

Mars Station

GRID Computing: Flexible On-Demand, High-Performance

Virtual, Distributed Communications

Source: Dietmar Erwin, “UNICORE and EUROGRID: Grid Computing in Europe,” EUROGRID and UNICORE

Space: The Next Frontier

Summary

 Bio-Energy infrastructure is the future

 Advanced bio-fuels will protect America’s future economy & security

 Petro-Risk is geopolitical risk

 Alternative energy non-C02 is key

 A Sustainable Future with oil/gas

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