Iceland Volcano Eruption - Geothermal Power Potential
Futurist Topics - Environment
The volcano eruption has forced millions of people to think the unthinkable: a world without air travel. Its impact across Europe is nothing compared to the possible impact of global warming by 2050. Such eruptions remind us of the vast energy beneath our feet, which could power our future. There is 250,000 times more geothermal energy available than is currently used – enough to power the lives of 7 billion people many times over, so long as it can be distributed from the most suitable sites to where it is needed.
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SustainAgility book: innovation to protect future
Futurist Topics - Environment
Sustainagility is about how smart innovation and agile business will help protect the world, in practical ways and at affordable cost. Title of new book by Patrick Dixon and Johan Gorecki. The $40 trillion green technology boom: winners and losers in the race to develop new greener products and services. Sustainagility covers the future of energy, manufacturing, cities, transport, food, forests, water. Sustainagility describes major consumer and lifestyle shifts which will dominate the next 30 years.
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Biodegradable Chewing Gum Launched
Futurist Topics - Environment
A new kind of chewing gum has been made which is biodegradeable, and can dissolve in around a month. It is made from a natural chicle which is grown on chicoxapote trees in South East Mexico and other places. It will save city authorities around the world many billions of dollars in clearing up mess on pavements and streets.
Turn Green into Gold - Sustainable Business
Futurist Topics - Environment
More than $40 trillion will be spent over the next 30 years as nations adapt to climate change and other environmental concerns. The future will be driven not by technology or innovation but by emotion – by the choices of ordinary men and women and the passion they feel about these things. They are already influencing companies and governments, who are changing at astonishing speed. Just 3 years ago it was hard to find a national leader who was talking about climate change. No it is hard to find one that does not. That’s today. Expect more tomorrow. So how can CIOs, software and hardware integrators, system analysts and others help turn Green into Gold?
True Cost of Global Warming
Futurist Topics - Environment
The truth is that there are very few solid facts when it comes to global warming science. Loads of data, loads of opinions, loads of theories and models of the future, but very little history. And that is what we need more of to be 100% sure. Extreme statements and dire warnings have already gripped the imagination of billions of people. But what is the truth? What is the real evidence linking carbon dioxide to climate change, and how can we be sure this is mainly due to human activity, and not some massive over-reaction drummed up by eco-freaks and business speculators. How hot will things really have to get before there is a catastrophe? Are we already too late to change the future?
How business will solve global warming
Futurist Topics - Environment
Global warming is probably one of the greatest threats to long term human survival. Our future will depend on how we respond today. Business will provide almost all the discoveries, innovations, technologies, products and services we need. It’s a $40 trillion new market (over the next 30 years). But most business leaders are only half awake.
Carbon Capture - Climate Change Business
Futurist Topics - Environment
Carbon capture is the only way to burn fossil fuels without damaging the environment and our future will depend on it. Carbon Capture means collecting carbon dioxide gas from coal, oil or gas-fired power stations, and storing it permanently underground (sequestration). It is the most important way to reduce carbon emissions in electricity production, is available now and could be scaled up very rapidly. The size of the carbon market over the next 20 years could be greater than $500 billion – a single carbon capture and storage installation at a large plant can cost up to $1 billion to build.
CARBON DIET to save the World
Futurist Topics - Environment
The 10 step Carbon Diet to save our future
Expect much of our world to adopt a strict carbon diet. As with any diet you can eat what you like from time to time. It’s the overall balance that really matters. So with carbon dieting we can expect people will make choices. We may chose for example to continue to burn a lot of carbon in planes, but still be carbon-light because so little carbon is used in future in heating our homes or driving our cars. CARBON DIET - 10 letters in the two words describe 10 steps.
Global Warming - Science Summary
Futurist Topics - Environment
Short summary of global warming research and important issues - based on the memorable mnemonic GLOBAL and WARMING.
Carbon Offsetting - Global Warming Action
Futurist Topics - Environment
Carbon offsetting is a vitally important, but controversial way to tackle climate change. Every business should consider carbon offsetting as an integral part of strategy and responsibility. It allows one business to fund energy savings in another, and to use those savings as a credit or allowance against its own energy use. It works because it is often cheaper to save a ton of carbon in another company rather than your own. There are many challenges eg proving rapid, genuine benefit, preventing fraud - or making corporations lazy about own energy savings. Carbon offsetting should only be carried out after taking vigorous action to reduce your own personal or corporate carbon emissions / energy consumption. £7bn was spent from 2002-2007 investing in carbon-reducing schemes. In 2005 HSBC became a carbon-neutral bank. In 2007 KLM airline announced they would offset all growth in carbon use. Carbon offsetting is a vitally important, but controversial way to tackle climate change. Offsetting could be our most powerful weapon to control carbon emissions by creating a large source of new funds for energy saving / carbon emissions reduction.
Roof Gardens Impact on Energy Saving
Futurist Topics - Environment
Roof gardens keep flat roofs cool in Summer – and also help insulate in winter. They require little maintenance and reduce energy bills significantly. 12% of roofs are “green” in Germany already, and Tokyo law requires at least 20% of all new roofs to be “green”. Studies on Chicago City Hall after installation showed that roof temperatures fell by up to 30 degrees C on hot summer days and surrounding areas were cooler by 9 degrees C. We know that with every degree less difference between internal and external temperature, the fuel bill can fall by up to 10%.
Energy Saving Business Opportunities
Futurist Topics - Environment
Here are some examples of many other energy saving / environmental projects - each of which is a business opportunity, as well as an opportunity to help the environment.
Biofuels Controversy and Climate Change
Futurist Topics - Environment
Turning food into fuel has been widely promoted by many national leaders as a great way to beat the fuel crisis, while also reducing reliance on unstable oil and gas suppliers. However biofuels have also been blamed for higher food prices, food shortages in the poorest nations, hunger riots and fall of governments. US market for biodiesel is larger than a billion gallons a year and Federal directives require this to rise to at least 36 billion gallons a year by 2022. The European Union requires at least 5.75% of all transport fuel to be made from biofuel by 2010, rising to 10% by 2020.
Energy Use Consulting - Boom Industry
Futurist Topics - Environment
Expect 5% of all expenditure on reducing carbon use to be spent on advisors, technical consultants, energy auditors, regulatory compliance and related services. That’s a potential market of £20bn a year globally - 3% of total annual spending of up to $2 trillion.
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- The Future of the Environment
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