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Back to OLLI climate change homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

OLLI \u2013 week 6 October 21st, 2014<\/h2>\n
Future Promise of Energy and Mitigation: <\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Fusion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n\n
Geoengineering (SRM, CDR\/CCS, Carbon negative technologies); economics; fusion<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWEEK 6\u00a0SYLLABUS: Word document<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0 PDF version<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
But First: Naomi Oreskes – and How do we know we are not wrong (on climate change) HHMI VIDEO<\/a>:<\/h3>\n
FUSION – QUOTING Ron Larson in an exchange of emails:<\/h2>\n
1. \u00a0The best report available yesterday was:<\/h3>\n
http:\/\/www.lockheedmartin.com\/us\/products\/compact-fusion.html<\/a><\/h3>\n
The 10-person Lockheed team possibly has contained a plasma already – but almost certainly no fusion.<\/h3>\n
2. \u00a0There was more today at the Aviation Week site. \u00a0Next week\u2019s issue will have this as the cover story, with much already at\/near these sites:<\/h3>\n
http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/blog\/high-hopes-can-compact-fusion-unlock-new-power-space-and-air-transport<\/a><\/h3>\n
http:\/\/aviationweek.com\/fusion-podcast<\/a><\/h3>\n
All positive remarks. \u00a0 Mention of a Nobel prize if they meet their schedule. \u00a0Personally, \u00a0I can\u2019t remember any bigger energy supply announcement – ever – if it pans out. \u00a0Of course it may not. \u00a0But either way, it should change public thinking about our energy future in major ways for at least the next five years.<\/h3>\n
3. \u00a0Summarizing briefly, Lockheed is proposing a 100 MW plant in a space not much larger than a semi. \u00a0Lockheed says this will allow an aircraft to have unlimited range and time in the air. \u00a0Supposed to be 10 times better performance than the Tokamak and ITER fusion approaches. \u00a0Cheap. \u00a0Safe. \u00a0All because they are going small. \u00a0Lockheed is looking for funding based on a goal to operate for 10 minutes in five years, doing five annual updated designs by then. \u00a0 If successful, the next goal \u00a0will be commercial units available in 10 years. \u00a0They announced now in order to obtain financial partners. \u00a0 My guess is that won\u2019t be difficult. \u00a0 This particular part of Lockheed has a good science\/engineering reputation; \u00a0I have found no mention of a hoax.<\/h3>\n
4. \u00a0This announced schedule will eliminate (if, big if, they are correct) the need for much fossil fuel, so a successful reactor should make it easier to get enthusiasm for all forms of CDR. \u00a0Their \u201csmall\u201d systems can be disseminated widely quickly. \u00a0Since they are basically producing only thermal energy, biomass\/biochar (rather than natural gas) could be the best non-fossil backup option, with some reduction in the need for wind and solar.<\/h3>\n
The fastest moving biochar operation today (Cool Planet) is supplying a biofuel. \u00a0A successful Lockheed system would cut into the Cool Planet future market some, but their system could not supply liquid fuels.<\/h3>\n
If\u00a0100 MW is near the smallest possible fusion system, this still leaves plenty of market for smaller combined heat, power and biochar (CHPB) systems.<\/h3>\n
Land requirements can be much reduced if less biochar is needed. \u00a0Biochar similarly operates with a small unit scale, which will be favored by many.<\/h3>\n
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AR5; WGIII Mitigation<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0 WGIII_AR5_Presentation<\/a>\u00a0or in\u00a0 PDF format<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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wg3_ar5_summary-for-policymakers_approved<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Video – the geoengineering dilemma 4.5<\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
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Are Ideas to cool the planet realistic\u00a0 http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/technology\/8338853.stm<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
SLIDES OF WEEK 6 – MOSTLY from Naomi Oreskes’ HHMI lecture (click here<\/a>) with my annotations (PowerPoint<\/a>) or (PDF<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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Next Week:<\/h2>\n
Please read WG2 AR5 summary for policy makers:\u00a0 WG2AR5_SPM_FINAL<\/a>
\nand look at\u00a0 WGIIAR5-Slides-June_12_2014<\/a>\u00a0(PDF version<\/a>)<\/h2>\n
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REFERENCES\/LINKS added after class:<\/h2>\n
RMI:<\/h3>\n
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Rocky Mountain Institute: Reinventing Fire<\/a>\u00a0web site;<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Ted Talk by Amory Lovins – 40 year plan for Energy<\/a>;<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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The book: Reinventing Fire<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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National Center for Science education (NCSE):\u00a0http:\/\/ncseprojects.org\/<\/a><\/h3>\n
On climate:\u00a0 http:\/\/ncseprojects.org\/climate<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Climate Change 101<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Climate Change Denial<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Teaching Climate Change<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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Climate Change: Taking Action<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Economist article Stan is sharing with us: first one a prelude to the other 2:<\/h3>\n
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“Greenhouse gases_ Paris via Montreal Economist 20140920<\/a>“<\/li>\n
The deepest cuts; our guide to the actions that have done the most to slow global warming (click here:Curbing climate change Economist 20140920<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n
Try Jam Today; Policies to slow down warming may be more attractive if framed as ways of speeding up growth (click here:\u00a0Encouraging climate action Economist 20140928<\/a>}<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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