SustainabilityBy

Piyapong Muenprasertdee

HULT Boston MBA 2012

About meWhat I used to do What I’m doing now

Assistant Consultant for ERMSustainability and Climate Change Team

• Carbon Footprinting

• GHG Accounting and Reporting

• National GHG Inventory

• CDM Projects

• Green Building Certification

• Energy Efficiency

Intern for Indie AmbassadorBusiness Strategy

Indie Musician in Thailand• Band leader, song writer, vocalist,

guitarist

Topics

Energy, Carbon Footprint & Climate Change

What does „Sustainability‟ mean to you?

What do you guys want to do this year?

Topics

Energy, Carbon Footprint & Climate Change

What does „Sustainability‟ mean to you?

What do you guys want to do this year?

Some basic

concepts

Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/babygenius/

What does the „Carbon‟ mean?

O2

H2O

The „carbon‟ mentioned in carbon footprints usually means the

carbon in fossil fuels and CO2 that results from burning fossil fuels

Other gases and fumes

Heat & Energy

Carbon NeutralCO2

TimeCO2

O2

Burning fossil fuels introduces new CO2 (actually

ancient CO2 back) into the atmosphere

CO2

CO2

Time

Millions of years ago…

Die

What is „Carbon Footprint‟?

If the world was a beach &

our activities are us walking

Bigger feet, bigger footprints

More walking, more footprints

A way to measure the GHGs

(greenhouse gases) resulting

from human activities

The Greenhouse Effect from GHGs

Do you know

that water

vapor is also a

GHG?

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/empirical-evidence-for-co2-enhanced-greenhouse-effect.htm

It‟s not just CO2, it‟s GHGs

CO2

CH4

N2O

HFCs

PFCs

SF6

1

21

310

140

to

23,900

100

100

100

100

2,100

31,000

x

x

x

=

=

=

… …x =

……

SUM of tCO2e

+

……

Kyoto Protocol GHGs (through 2012)

How do you measure GHGs?

C12 g/mol

CO244 g/mol

O16 g/mol

+ 2 x

+tonnes

of GHG

24/7 or Take Samples

Measure the source of GHG

Activity Data Emission Factor GHG Emissionsx =

Liters of Gasoline

Tonnes of Cement Production

km of road driven

…

kgCO2 per liter of Gasoline

tCO2 per tonne of Cement Production

kgCO2 per km using small car

…

Use scientific estimates per level of activity

But, do you believe in „Climate Change‟ or „Global Warming‟?

No! Because I believe

in MAGIC!

Yes! Because I believe

in SCIENCE!

No! Because the EVIDENCE I‟ve

seen are not compelling enough to

make me believe that it‟s TRUE!

Global warming? Climate change?

End of an Ice-Age? Natural cycle?

ppmv = parts per million by volume

Max ≈ 300 ppmv

ppmv = parts per million by volume

CO2 lags temperature

by 600 – 1,000 years

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature.htm

Explanations for Natural Lag

1. Earth‟s orbital cycles

initiates the global

warming process

1. Warm oceans release

more CO2 into the

atmosphere due to

reduced solubility

2. 90% of the global

warming occurs after

the CO2 increase due

to the greenhouse

effect Average global temperature (blue), Antarctic temperature (red), and atmospheric CO2 concentration (yellow dots).

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-lags-temperature.htm

A Chicken and Egg problem

A positive feedback

CO2 and global temperature have direct relationship on both sides

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/docs/Guide_to_Skepticism.pdf

Oh no! That‟s us!

The Global Carbon Cycle

-11 -16+29 = +12 gigatonnes

Unit: Gigatonnes

Humans are producing more CO2 than natural CO2 sinks could absorb

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/human-co2-smaller-than-natural-emissions.htm

NOW

A natural change of 100ppm normally takes 5,000 – 20,000 years.

The recent increase of 100ppm has taken just 120 yearsSource: http://www.skepticalscience.com/human-co2-smaller-than-natural-emissions.htm

Source: http://www.globalwarmingart.com/wiki/Carbon_Dioxide_Gallery

Source: http://www.grida.no/graphicslib/detail/past-and-future-co2-concentrations_a92d

Several factors contribute to the global climate

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/co2-temperature-correlation.htm

GHGs

Source: http://www.cejournal.net/?p=2740

5-year mean – reduce effect of

El Niño – La Niña cycles

11-year mean – reduce effect of

Solar Variability (Solar Maximum/Minimum) cycles

Several factors contribute to the global climate

Combine all those forces…

Last century‟s CO2 vs. Temperature

IUCN List of Animals Endangered from Climate Change

CO2

increase

Temperature Increase

Less soluble O2

in water

Temp-related reproductive

systems

Change in habitat/br

eeding grounds

Invasion of warmer climate species

Weather change (rainfall)

Ocean Acidification

Physical effect

Plant growth

Food source

• Salmon • Leatherback Turtle

• Hawksbill Turtle

• Emperor Penguin

• Ringed Seals

• Bicknell‟s Thrush

• Arctic Fox(by Red Foxes)

• Beluga Whale(by Humans)

• Musk Ox(by Grizzly Bears)

• StaghornCorals

• Clownfish

• IrawaddyDolphin

• Koala Bear• Flamingos

IUCN = International Union for the Conservation of Nature

Source: http://www.allaboutwildlife.com/endangered-species/species-most-endangered-by-global-warming/4256

Topics

Energy, Carbon Footprint & Climate Change

What does „Sustainability‟ mean to you?

What do you guys want to do this year?

What is the meaning of „Sustainability‟?

The most widely quoted definition of sustainability as a

part of the concept of sustainable development

“Sustainable development is development that

meets the needs of the present without

compromising the ability of future generations to

meet their own needs.”

Brundtland Commission of the United Nations on March 20, 1987

Triple Bottom Line: The 3 Pillars (3P‟s)

Profit

(Economy)

People

(Social)

Planet

(Environment)

Sustainable

Development

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line

Triple Bottom Line: The 3 Pillars (3P‟s)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_bottom_line

A „sustainability‟ quote I like

“All the human and animal manure

which the world wastes, if returned to

the land, instead of being thrown into

the sea, would suffice to nourish the

world.”

- Victor Hugo (1802-1885),

Les Misérables (1868)

Actually about organic waste recycling in concern of loss of soil

fertility and shortage of food to meet the needs of the growing world

population.

My idea of „sustainability‟

1. Nature‟s food chain

2. “One man‟s trash is another man‟s treasure”

• One‟s waste (carcass/dung) is another‟s energy (food)

Close the loop – No more fossil fuel!

Domestic

Waste

Food

Electricity/

Biofuels

Fertilizer

Biomass

Electricity

Natural

energy

sources

Renewable Energy Sources

Topics

Energy, Carbon Footprint & Climate Change

What does „Sustainability‟ mean to you?

What do you guys want to do this year?

What I could help with…

Carbon footprint calculation basics workshop

GHG accounting and reporting basics workshop

LEED Green Building certification basics workshop

97% of climate experts agree humans are

causing global warming.

Source: http://loonpond.blogspot.com/2011/07/lord-monckton-greg-sheridan-gerard.html

Source: http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-scientific-consensus-basic.htm

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