Energy supply is more important than climate change

	Nobody's Fuel DVD Table of Contents
Contact us: Nobody's Fuel 8 Watterson Rd. Baie d'Urfe, QC H9X 3C2 Canada dlightfo@aei.ca - - - E-mail “SUBSCRIBE” to info@nobodysfuel.com to join our mailing list. (Note: you can unsubscribe anytime). - - - Feedback? We want to hear from you! (e.g. what would make you buy the DVD?) E-mail info@nobodysfuel.com	Section 1 - Prisoner's Dilemma: fossil fuels & what energy means to us Where do fossil fuels come from? What are they? How much do we use? World energy consumption 300 years of renewable energies How do we use them? World energy uses and sources Future world energy consumption Energy use per person vs. income US energy consumption per capita Carbon dioxide emissions per person vs. income How important are they to us? Income per person Section 2: Aladdin's Lamp - how much fossil fuel is left? We are using oil faster than we can find it How big are fossil fuel reserves? USGS view on world oil reserves Campbell-Laherrere view on world oil reserves Reserves vs. production rate Tar sands vs. crude oil USGS probability of oil production peak Section 3: Core of the Matter - carbon dioxide & the environment Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere Atmospheric temperature - natural variables Atmospheric temperature - man-made variables Global average near-surface temperature Section 4: Solving climate change & energy supply Carbon sequestration Carbon cycle Vegetation is dynamic Energy conservation - personal choice Energy per unit of output Energy efficiency Section 5: Can renewable energy replace fossil fuel? Hydroelectric power Limitations of hydro Ethanol from corn as a biomass fuel Biomass has not worked in the past Ethanol as a competition for food supply Wind always needs a reliable helper Wind: intermittent electricity Wind: its affect on the reliable helper Wind power is remote: US & Canada Wind power heavily subsidized Solar power - always small What is spinning reserve mode? Why Net-metering does not reduce carbon emissions Footprints: various energies Biomass Wind Ocean (tidal) Photovoltaic Solar-thermal Geothermal Hydro Coal Nuclear Section 6: The Hydrogen Economy: NOT a simple chemistry experiment The "Hydrogen Economy" is far away Hydrogen by electrolysis Hydrogen as road & air transport fuel What makes a good transportation fuel? Hydrogen: not a good transportation fuel Section 7: Nuclear energy - power to the people Nuclear energy today Energy density: nuclear vs. fossil fuels Nuclear energy consumption Future world energy consumption The problem is identified Two prime sources of energy on earth Nuclear fusion vs. nuclear fission Thermal reactors vs. fast reactors Uranium price vs. electricity price Supply of uranium fuel Safety and proliferation of nuclear materials Developing timely fast reactor capacity Section 8: Conclusion The best result for everyone An energy supply plan Final comments	"Transportation consumed 1/5th of world energy. . . the average item in a supermarket has travelled over 2500 km to get there" ~ H. Douglas Lightfoot - "It is important to understand that reserves of unconvention oil are not related to production rate" ~ H. Douglas Lightfoot - "Synthetic crude oil cannot be produced fast enough from 'unconventional' sources to come anywhere close to meeting even current world oil demand" ~ H. Douglas Lightfoot
"Class structures in society are far less pronounced than they were in the past, thanks to increased energy use" ~ H. Douglas Lightfoot

Copyright © 2006 by H. Douglas Lightfoot

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