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THE GREEN ECONOMY“Perspective on Climate & Weather 1900H?”
Feibi YuanChemical Engineering
College of Engineering
www.eea.europa.eu
(UNEP 2010, Green Economy Initiative)An economy or economic development model
based on sustainable development and knowledge of ecological economics.
“Unfortunately, translating the idea into reality is hugely more complicated. Clearly it will require technological innovation. Bit it requires lots of
other changes, too—to the way we organise businesses; the way that we design cities; the
way we move people and goods around; the way we live, essentially.” ~ European Economic Area
CleanTransportation
RenewableEnergy
GreenBuilding
WaterManagement
WasteManagement
LandManagement
1. Reduce Emissions 2. Reduce Impact
3. Profit!
icanhascheezburger.com
RenewableEnergy
LOWER EMISSIONSNew York Times
processindustryforum.com
conserve-energy-future.com
evergreen.edu
Wikipedia
LOWER EMISSIONS?http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/could-clean-coal-finally-live-up-to-its-name-75209609/?no-ist=
Chemical-LoopingCombustion
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ResourceManagement
MINIMIZE IMPACT?
gcep.stanford.edu
MINIMIZE IMPACT?
scielo.br
west.berkeley.edu
MINIMIZE IMPACT?earthshift.com
LCA (or LCIA)Meaningful Impact Categories:HT, Casualties,
Noise, P.O. formation, CC,O3 depletion,ET, Acidification, Eutrophication, Land Use Impacts, Abiotic R.D.,Biotic R.D., Species & Organism Dispersal
“MINIMIZE IMPACT”SHORTCUTS ;)
http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/home
http://www.earthshift.com/software/simapro/eco9o
http://www.epa.gov/greenerproducts/
SYMBIOSIS?
The Take-Home Message?
To Profit (#3)in the Green Economy,
be aware of theEnvironment (#1 + #2).
Questions?
Referenceshttp://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/Portals/8
8/documents/research_products/Tradeopportunities/Promoting%20sustainable%20trade%20opportunities.pdf
www.eea.europa.euhttp://www.slideshare.net/kabani/presentatio
n-on-green-economy-for-sustainable-development
http://www.unece.org/greeneconomywelcome/what-are-the-main-purpose-and-the-related-objectives-of-green-economy.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect
References Continuedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energ
y http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energ
y_in_Scotlandhttp://www.solarwindapplications.com/http://www.ictsd.org/downloads/2012/06/kast
erine-green-economy-and-trade-uncsd-sideevent.pdf
http://www.biotrade.org/MeetingsEvents/GreenEco/GER_Trade%20and%20Sustainability.pdf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_electricity
References Continuedhttp://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/c
ould-clean-coal-finally-live-up-to-its-name-75209609/?no-ist=
https://cbe.osu.edu/news/2013/06/l.s.-fans-clean-coal-technology-gains-further-national-attention
http://www.lcacenter.org/LCA9/presentations/228.pdf
http://www.symbiosis.dk/en/videohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xfER4cm
P6k
BONUS! (If you’re a geek like me who stays up late watching Newshour)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/thousands-march-to-urge-world-leaders-to-act-on-climate-change/