Carbon Footprint

www.tagtvonline.com features the entire video program. Watch the final Q&A where, at a recent TAG Smart Grid meeting entitled “Jobs and Economic Growth Opportunities in Georgia,” a panel of experts discussed the impact of Smart Grid technologies, the effect on green jobs and aspects of economic growth in the state, with a focus on economic stimulus opportunities associated with the strategies and experiences of organizations in the Smart Grid ecosystem. The featured speaker, Dr. Deepak Divan, Director-Intelligent Power Infrastructure Consortium and Professor School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology was joined by a panel of executives including - Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA); - Michelle Mindala-Freeman, VP Marketing and Product Management, Landis & Gyr; - Bob Ray,CEO and President, Flint Energies (Member Oglethorpe Power Corporation EMC); - Ken Van Meter, Business Development Director -Enterprise Integration Group, Lockheed Martin; - Chris Womack, President External Affairs, Southern Company. The Q&A ranged from how to cost justify the Smart Grid, the timeframe for adoption and which technologies come first, Smart Grid program challenges and opportunities in Georgia and more. The Smart Grid uses communications and computing technology to transmit and distribute energy more efficiently to reduce our carbon footprint through energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy.

Cities and developers across the globe recognize that they can increase asset value and attract business/people through sustainable development. Sustainable development includes improving esthetics, mobility, the environment, and energy systems. The US census determined that 80% of the population now lives in cites, up from 40% one hundred years ago. The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program reports that approximately 50% of the buildings that will exist in 2030 have yet to be designed. This represents a tremendous opportunity to apply sustainable development concepts. Unless cities and developers are provided with alternatives to the current energy production, distribution, and supply system; fossil fuel energy consumption will surge by 34 quads while renewable sources increase by only 3 quads over the next 23 years . This continued emphasis on fossil fuels is expected to increase carbon emissions by over 2200 million metric tons over this same period. Through partnerships with private sector, universities, and governments; companies can finance, design, and build more efficient, smarter, and esthetically pleasing energy systems. Archimedes said “give me a lever long enough and I can move the world”. Cities and developers can provide this lever by integrating sustainable energy models and practices into community development and redevelopment projects. This includes efficient land use design, technology ready infrastructure, transit oriented development …

Cities and developers across the globe recognize that they can increase asset value and attract business/people through sustainable development. Sustainable development includes improving esthetics, mobility, the environment, and energy systems. The US census determined that 80% of the population now lives in cites, up from 40% one hundred years ago. The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program reports that approximately 50% of the buildings that will exist in 2030 have yet to be designed. This represents a tremendous opportunity to apply sustainable development concepts. Unless cities and developers are provided with alternatives to the current energy production, distribution, and supply system; fossil fuel energy consumption will surge by 34 quads while renewable sources increase by only 3 quads over the next 23 years . This continued emphasis on fossil fuels is expected to increase carbon emissions by over 2200 million metric tons over this same period. Through partnerships with private sector, universities, and governments; companies can finance, design, and build more efficient, smarter, and esthetically pleasing energy systems. Archimedes said “give me a lever long enough and I can move the world”. Cities and developers can provide this lever by integrating sustainable energy models and practices into community development and redevelopment projects. This includes efficient land use design, technology ready infrastructure, transit oriented development …

Alex finds her personal carbon footprint. It’s some ‘planet friendly procrastination’…discovers some interesting facts about her impact on the environment. Views not acknowledged/representative of Go Beyond www.go-beyond.ca

Just launched! Watch our stunning new time-lapse video of the construction of 3 wind turbines at Bristol Port. The turbines will produce over 15 million units of new green electricity annually, enough to save around 13000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year for the next 30 years! www.ecotricity.co.uk

An animation about why we need to put a price on carbon emissions (ie a cap and trade system or a carbon tax). If you agree with the message, let your politicians know it! Animated by Andy Lubershane Check out more cartoons at: www.earthlycomics.com

Acterra launched Green@Home, a project to help Palo Alto citizens lower their energy use and their carbon emissions. Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto kindly opened her home for a test run of the event. April 2007, Palo Alto, CA.

(April 16, 2008) Christina Archer, consulting assistant professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, discusses the importance of win power in a clean and renewable future. The Energy Seminar meets weekly during the academic year. For a list of upcoming talks, visit the events page at the Woods Institute for the Environment website. Stanford University www.stanford.edu Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford: woods.stanford.edu Christina Archer www.stanford.edu Stanford University Channel on youtube: www.youtube.com

Activists’ “Day of Action” turns to disappointment in Copenhagen, where Washington and Beijing face off over carbon emissions.

In December of this year world leaders will meet in Copenhagen to determine our future. Addressing the most pressing issue of our time, the meeting will negotiate the cuts to carbon emissions which countries must commit to in order to combat climate change. The scientific consensus is that carbon emissions need to peak and decline by 2020 to prevent global temperatures increasing by 2 degrees Celsius or more, a rise which would precipitate the worst consequences of climate change. Achieving this, however, will require significant reductions in CO2 emissions. The situation is very urgent but there is no guarantee that leaders will commit to the deep cuts required. The technology for making this happen exists, and we need to make sure world leaders know the facts. We can make the cuts needed and still power the world. Please visit www.windpowerworks.net/passiton for more information.