Sustainable Energy Systems: Scale, Tradeoffs, and Co-Benefits

October 14, 2009 - Sally Benson, director of the Global Climate and Energy Project, Pamela Matson, dean of the Stanford School of Earth Sciences, Lynn Orr, director of the Precourt Institute for Energy, Stephen Schneider, Stanford professor of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, James Sweeney, director of the Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, and Buzz Thompson, co-director of the Woods Institute for the Environment, discuss the interconnected aspects of future sustainable energy systems with a focus on the scales, tradeoffs, and co-benefits involved.

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• economics
• emissions
• oil substitutes
• greenhouse gas
• energy systems
• law

[fivequotes]

I love the topic! great vid!

[grunder20]

I want to know the benefits of climate change.

[zelmasmotherman]

i like this stuff

[Megamediaplex]

dot com

[Daemo4]

I would have liked to hear them say something on geothermal energy generation. Good ol' George Bush (slight sarcasm) run's his house with geothermal. It's so efficient that they determined additional photovoltaic energy generation was unnecessary for the 4,000 sq ft home. Actual geothermal power plants have much more potential.

[mochiam]

The solution is already there, Bedini, Grey and Newman motors, ernassing 0point energy....... Come on wake up. This meeting is just a farce.......

[BottleCapsound]

give al gore all your money.