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A Smart Energy Economy: Panel Discussion on ESC's Recommendations on Energy Resilience and Sustainable Growth
22 March 2010
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For some perspectives on current affairs, please join us in a panel discussion with Prof. Linda Yuen-Ching Lim, Professor of Strategy at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Dr. Natasha Hamilton-Hart, Associate Professor and Deputy Head in the Southeast Asian Studies Programme of the National University of Singapore, Dr. Tilak Doshi, Chief Economist and Principal Fellow at ESI, and Dr. Cheng-Guan Michael Quah, Chief Scientist and Principal Fellow at ESI. The discussion will be moderated by Jessica Cheam, Correspondent, Straits Times with an Opening Address by Mr. Khoo Chin Hean, Executive Director of ESI.
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The Water-Energy Nexus: Saving water and energy in rice production
10 March 2010
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The water-energy nexus is an understudied field. To oversimplify the issue, water is needed to produce energy and energy is required to process and move water. Given this reality, there is a positive co-relation between water and energy and thus, by default, between water consumption and greenhouse emissions. Consequently, efforts to decrease water consumption globally must be an integral part of the global efforts for mitigating the devastating greenhouse emissions and particularly global warming.
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The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030 (By invitation)
8 March 2010
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The world faces tremendous energy challenges. We must meet the growing need for reliable and affordable energy – energy that is necessary to sustain economic and social progress – while minimizing the effects on the environment. Meeting these challenges will require an integrated set of solutions:
- Moderating demand through energy-efficient technologies and practices
- Expanding access to all economically viable energy sources
- Mitigating risks of emissions via development and use of advanced technologies
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Presentation at the COP15 Side Event - Global Alternative Energy Potential
8 December 2009
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Energy production and use represent the largest source of emissions from human activity, accounting for an estimated 65% of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. With energy consumption set to grow in coming decades, low-carbon alternatives are critical to global emissions reduction.
However, the global distribution of alternative energy resources is uneven. We examine the fundamental reasons for this, and how physical factors translate to energy endowments. We also feature preliminary results of a joint study with the Tropical Marine Science Institute, to characterize these endowments for different regions using scientific tools such as Geographic Information Systems. In doing so, we consider the challenges that arise ahead of technological, economic and regulatory access.
In energy development, we often hear about "low-hanging fruit" and how it can yield benefits for all. To hear more about why the yields from alternative energy are so variable, view presentations.
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