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Transcript of Mike Lubell, American Physical Society: Lean and Clean: Equipping Modern Manufacturers
Efficient EnterprisesPowering American Industry
Michael LubellAmerican Physical Society
&Department of Physics, CCNY
March 19,2010
What We Will Cover
• Climate change science: a primer
• Energy policy: a prudent approach
• Energy efficiency: now and in the future
• Climate change R&D: a way forward
• Electricity production: an observation
The Greenhouse EffectSimplified Picture
The Greenhouse EffectMore Complete Picture
Climate ChangeWhat We Know Well: Settled Science
• Absorption of IR by greenhouse gas molecules
• Increase of atmospheric CO2 due to human activity
Climate ChangeWhat We Know Less Well
• Temperature of the Earth and correlation with CO2
Climate ChangeWhat We Know Even Less Well
• Climate models
–Global
–Local
–Predictability
–Confidence
Climate ChangeBut What We Also Know Well
• Dwell time of CO in the atmosphere
Climate ChangeBut What We Also Do Know Well
• Dwell time of CO2 in the atmosphere: hundreds of years
• Compare ozone hole and dwell time of Freon
Climate ChangeBut What We Also Know Well
• Dwell time of CO2 in the atmosphere: hundreds of years
• Compare ozone hole and dwell time of Freon: decades
And Even with the Ozone Hole…
Note: 1 Dobson Unit = 0.01 mm
Energy Policy
Climate Change & Energy Security
Energy Policy
Climate Change & Energy Security
• Energy Efficiency– Prudent policy
– It costs the economy nothing to deploy existing technologies
– But we must invest in research to develop future technologies
A Promotional Announcement
www.aps.org/EnergyEfficiencyReport/
Energy Policy
Climate Change & Energy Security
• Climate change R&D– White House roadmap: $15 billion/yr federal R&D
investment needed to achieve 83% target reduction by 2050
– Unfortunately existing climate bills virtually ignore research We will never reach the target!
Energy Policy
Climate Change & Energy Security
• Some ideas for funding climate change R&D– Five percent of total carbon allowances issued
annually should be dedicated to funding basicresearch and long-term applied research to helpachieve the 83% carbon reduction goals.
– The Secretary of Energy should prepare a long-term research plan and provide annual updates toassure targets are met.
– To the maximum extent practicable, multiyearprojects should be fully funded at their initiationwith reviews of projects taking place annually.
Energy Policy
Climate Change & Energy Security
• Some ideas for funding climate change R&D– Funds should be used for competitively awarded
research in the following areas:» New lower, or zero, carbon emission energy resources
and technologies, including increased efficiency.
» Improved methods for capturing and sequesteringgreenhouse gases.
» Climate change research, including its modeling andmonitoring.
» The economic, behavioral and social factors affectingconsumer energy use.
One More Issue – Renewables in Brief
• Sources of electric power: load classification
– Coal: base load
– Nuclear: base load
– Hydro: base load
– Natural gas: “peaker” as currently used
– Wind: intermittent
– Solar: intermittent
• Fundamental requirements for wind and solar scale-up
– Grid
– Electricity storage
What We Covered
• Climate change science: a primer
• Energy policy: a prudent approach
• Energy efficiency: now and in the future
• Climate change R&D: a way forward
• Electricity production: an observation