One World is Enough for All of us: Geoenergy & an Equitable Energy Transition

Description

This event available either at the venue or you can watch online via a webcast.

Climate change is upon them. Profligate exploitation of biomass spawned the Industrial Revolution and with it first coal then crude oil and onto natural gas. These energy-dense, easy to transport, fuels changed the world, wealth grew, health and longevity improved, population boomed. But, as they say in Lancashire, 'you don't get owt for nowt', and they didn't. Combustion of fossil fuels added greenhouse gas carbon dioxide to the atmosphere around 100,000 times faster than nature could remove it, acidifying the ocean 'to boot'.

Fuelling 8 billion people and more without adding to the atmospheric carbon dioxide overload is the biggest challenge to human existence for almost 1 million years. What will it take to deliver sustainable low carbon energy for generations to come? The talk will examine both the options and imperatives of fuelling all of the people all of the time – 'one world is enough for all of them'.

Date

This event last took place on: Tue 14th Jan 2025

Location

This event is available in person and online via webcast.

The Geological Society
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0BG

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