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In collaboration with: Public Interest Research Centre. Introduction:. A radical yet realistic vision Based on 35 years experience A closing window of opportunity To dream of things that never were. Mapping the unthinkable :. A reading of the science - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
In collaboration with:Public Interest Research Centre
• A radical yet realistic vision
• Based on 35 years experience
• A closing window of opportunity
• To dream of things that never
were
Introduction:
• A reading of the science
• An evaluation of international &
national policy frameworks
• Scenarios – how it could happen
Mapping the unthinkable :
• Climate Change
• Energy Security
• Global Equity
The Science:
Climate Change
• Continual
increase in Global
CO2 levels
Climate Change
• Record CO2 levels
• Triggering
positive
Feedbacks
Climate Change
• Sink Failures
• Feedback
• Runaway effects
• Methane Hydrates
• Emergency
Situation
• Go to Zero Carbon
• Energy Security
• Energy Security
• Saudi oil reserves
• Equity
• A common solution
• International
– Contraction & Convergence
The Policies:
• National
– Tradable Energy Quotas (TEQs)
The Policies:
Island Britain Scenario
• POWERDOWN:
• Sector by sector
• 50% reduction
• Electric vehicles
• Organic food
• POWER UP:
• 100% Renewables – no new nuclear
• Electric Britain
• Diverse mix
• 50% off shore wind
Dealing with variability
• Reduced total demand
• Distributed generation
• Intelligent demand management
• Storage - V2G, Vanadium flow
batteries, pumped storage
• Increased climate research
• Global awareness campaign
• Robust international consensus
• Accelerated technology research
& development
• Large scale training and
education
Vital Catalysts:
WISE: Opens 2008
• Better Diet
• Improved Health
• Robust local economies
• Dealing with debt
• Stronger local community
• Sense of purpose
Additional benefits:
• Scientifically inescapable
• Economically unavoidable
• Technically possible
• Now has to become
politically thinkable
Conclusions:
• 6 weeks after the CAT report was presented to all the major political parties at various events in Westminster, the Liberal Democrats launched a policy called ‘Zero Carbon Britain – Taking a Global Lead’,.
• Lembit Opik, MP for Powys and Montgomeryshire, and Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Enterprise said:
• “These proposals were largely inspired by the Welsh based Centre for Alternative Technology and I would like to thank them for the ground-breaking work.”
What next…..
• A special period in history
• Key external Partners
• Pan –European scenario
• An Annual report
• Re-framing for general public
• Lifestyle implications
What next…..