[challenge:future] sustainable energy path

Solution :

A Sustainable Energy Path For Application of Energy Policies in a

Climate Change Context

Envisioned disaster: Climate Change and Global Warming

Proposed Area: Prevention,preparedness and also adaptation

Mohammadhassan MohammadiMaster of Science Student in Sustainable Energy Engineering

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

The most challenging disaster in the next decadesClimate Change Global Warming already occurred

Source : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report

Source : Gapminder Statistics

The Arctic ice cover in summer has decreased by ~30% since the 1960s

Idea: A sustainable energy path for application of energy policies in a climate change context

The global energy and climate agendas – where are we?What needs to be changed? How much needs to be changed? how fast? How can we achieve change?

A sustainable energy path implies:• Low environmental and health impacts (Reduction of

GHG emissions and pollution)• Effective energy markets able to deliver reliable

services• Less fossil fuels / more renewable technologies• Improved energy efficiency• Lower carbon intensity• Wider access of modern energy• Convergence of energy use per capita • Security of energy supply

Innovation in the sustainable energy path

It is related to prevention, preparedness and adaptationSimilar project MIGHT be Kyoto Protocol , but it does NOT fulfill all aspects and is NOT as efficient!

Filling the gap between technology and market for cutting energy related CO2 emissions

Globalization with reliable and sustainable energy systems

• Ethics – less violation of human rights• Equity – less disparity between nations• Inclusion – less marginalization• Human security – less instability• Sustainability – less environmental

destruction• Development – less poverty or deprivation

Potential impact (achievements, results)• Emission Reduction Stabilization of GHG concentration• Control, Prevention, preparedness and adaptation to global warming

To shift energy systems and mitigate climate changemore than technology is needed

• Political leadership• Plurality of systems solutions and technologi• Innovative short and long-term policies• Market forces and public-private cooperation• Public acceptance and participation• Strategic north-south cooperation

Strategic issues influencing the global energy agenda• Security of energy supply• Market competition• Investment needs in energy-supply infrastructure• Accessibility of modern energy in developing countries