appunti energetica generale introduzione 1

Global energy challenge and sustainable development

Post 2015 agenda

The global society has to face:

• Economic, social, environmental interdependency
• Internal inequity in many countries
• No equal distribution of natural resources and raw materials
• Financial, economic and structural crises

Energy is essential for development and improved quality of life: it’s deeply linked to development, global security, environmental protection and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Multidimensional development

• Human development: OF people (improve human capacities), FOR people (economic growth and equal richness distribution), BY people (equal opportunity to take part in this development)
• Sustainable development: be authentic (focusing on human dignity and equitable, for all mankind), promote empowerment and ownership

Energy is linked to sustainable development, by

• Economic dimension: countries which use the largest amount of energy are also the richest ones.
• Social and environmental dimension: energy development index proportional to human development one; land degradation and deforestation cause higher healthy problems.

Access to energy should be a right for everybody

Without access, fundamental rights are not guaranteed. The International Community has to intervene in order to improve the access to energy, improve the energy efficiency and the renewable energy, reducing the air pollution.

The energy is

• Sustainable: taking into account the social, economic and environmental needs.
• Global: total primary energy supply GDP TPES (P, F, C, Geographical and climate TPES P GDP Population: factor: forest area, cereal yield, CO2 emissions GDP per Society factor: capita: Energy intensity: divided by 3 reduced by 7 Sustainable energy strategies should take care of the environment at local and global levels.
• Equity:
  • HIGH INCOME ECONOMIES: Energy waste reduction, Sustainable alternative to fossil fuels
  • MIDDLE INCOME ECONOMIES: Environmental care, Increase the energy efficiency
  • LOW INCOME ECONOMIES: Energy systems not able to promote development
• Coherence: If we want to respect the 450 scenario, we’ll need more nuclear and renewable power plants, otherwise the CO2 emissions won’t be limited.

To make a right use of energy we should

• Reduce the consumptions, when they are waste, not need
• Reduce and differentiate the primary energy
• Increase the efficiency

Responsibility

• Technological responsibility
• Political responsibility
• Social responsibility

Glossary for energy

• Primary