By Toby Simpson Tokyo’s energy sector is a system, which relies heavily on imported fuel. The energy sector provides power to a population of 12.99 million (Blanco, 2011) and is vulnerable to climate change. With approximately 10% of the population of Japan (TMG, 2010), Tokyo’s adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change can have a [...]
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London: Climate Change and Energy
By Heather Zanoni The most immediate impact of climate change on London’s energy sector will occur due to higher temperatures caused by the urban heat island effect as well as increased heat waves. Rising temperatures will lead to growing demands on the power supply, especially due to peak cooling loads during high temperatures, which will [...]
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Toronto: Energy Sector Climate Risk Assessment
by Paula Silverman Former Toronto Mayor and chair of C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group David Miller made climate change one of his top priorities during his term (2003-2010). Miller’s administration developed several comprehensive action plans to transform the city’s energy sector by transitioning to new sources of renewable power and investing in energy-efficiency. However, these [...]
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Shanghai: Energy Sector Climate Risk Assessment
By Oisin O’Brien Shanghai has developed over the last three decades from a small city into one of the world’s premier industrial and financial centers. This structural transformation has been accompanied by rapid population growth, from under 10 million in 1975 to 16.58 million in 2010 (UN-Habitat, 2010). With growth occurring in both industry and [...]
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Sao Paulo: Climate Resilient Energy Infrastructure
By Alana Gerson Sector Risks Sao Paulo’s electricity generation and transmission is part of a national single line interconnected grid connecting Brazil’s North and South parts. Approximately 85% of Brazil’s electricity is generated through hydropower (GENI, 2009), of which Sao Paulo consumes 17% (The World Bank, 2011). In 2009, Sao Paulo emitted 15 million tons [...]
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Dakar: Climate Change and Energy Sector Impacts
By Lauren O’Reilly The Greater Dakar Area, located on the Cap de Vert Peninsula on the western coast of Senegal, is home to 25% of the Senegalese population but contains less than 1% of the country’s land (Wang et al., 2009). This densely populated metropolitan area is a major consumer of Senegal’s energy; two thirds [...]
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Empowerhouse Collaborative: How a State-of-the-Art Energy-Efficient Home Can Be a Model for Affordable Housing
The U.S. Department of Energy sponsors the biannual Solar Decathlon in which school teams compete to build state-of-the-art solar-powered houses. In Oct. 2011, The Empowerhouse, won first place in the Affordability Category in the competition held on the National Mall in Washington, DC. In this special guest post, members of the Empowerhouse Collaborative, share the [...]
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Oct. 19, 2011: Lecture: Alternative Energy in the Pacific Northwest
Please come to hear Steve Kolmes speak on Alternative Energy, present and future, in the Pacific Northwest. Date: Wednesday, October 19th Time: 4:00 pm Place: 66 West 12th Street, RM 714 Steven A. Kolmes is Director of the Environmental Studies Program, Professor of Biology, and occupant of the Rev. John Molter, C.S.C., Chair in Science [...]
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