CTF Presentation on Oil CTF Presentation on Oil and Metal Depletionand Metal Depletion

Amy Purkey, Nancy Stirn, Mike Amy Purkey, Nancy Stirn, Mike Anthony, Aaron Darlington, David Anthony, Aaron Darlington, David

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Total Material Total Material Requirement (TMR) in Requirement (TMR) in the 1997 report the 1997 report

Japan's TMR = 45 tons per person per yearJapan's TMR = 45 tons per person per year

Germany, Holland, United States TMR = 80 Germany, Holland, United States TMR = 80 tons per person per year. tons per person per year.

Depletion of Natural Depletion of Natural Resources?Resources?

What is “Resource Depletion?”What is “Resource Depletion?”

Should we be concern?Should we be concern?

Three Main Types of Fossil Three Main Types of Fossil Fuels Fuels

Coal Coal

OilOil

Natural GasNatural Gas

Metal Metal Weight of Weight of Ore KMT Ore KMT

Weight of Weight of Metal KMT Metal KMT

Mine & Mill Mine & Mill Waste Waste

Aluminum Aluminum 97,660 97,660 36,400 36,400 61,260 61,260

Copper Copper 750,000 750,000 8,450 8,450 740,000 740,000

Iron Iron 953,000 953,000 564,400 564,400 390,000 390,000

Uranium Uranium 1,900,000 1,900,000 36 36 1,900,000 1,900,000

Lead Lead 101,000 101,000 3,380 3,380 98,000 98,000

World Production of some Metals and mine waste in 1000 metric tonnes (KMT) (adapted from Ayres 1996)

Copper

Scheme of copper metal flow from mine to entry into manufacturing process

Aluminum flowchart

For every barrel we produce, we use threeFor every barrel we produce, we use three

84 million barrels of oil are used in a day, 84 million barrels of oil are used in a day, 30 billion per year 30 billion per year

69% of all petroleum in 1999 was used for 69% of all petroleum in 1999 was used for transportation transportation

Oil Production PeakOil Production Peak

Production Peak: a country produces Production Peak: a country produces the most oil it can produce in a year the most oil it can produce in a year and then production declines from and then production declines from then onthen on

50 Countries have passed their oil 50 Countries have passed their oil production peakproduction peak

USA-1970USA-1970 Indonesia- 1977Indonesia- 1977 Russia-1987Russia-1987 UK-1999UK-1999

Prices will increase:Prices will increase: One cent increase in price per gallon of diesel One cent increase in price per gallon of diesel

fuel equals a $350,000,000 increase in costs fuel equals a $350,000,000 increase in costs per year for the trucking industryper year for the trucking industry

Products made from Oil:Products made from Oil: Telephones, crayons, deodorant, rubbing Telephones, crayons, deodorant, rubbing

alcohol, carpets, hearing aids, ammonia, alcohol, carpets, hearing aids, ammonia, eyeglasses, lifejackets, toothpaste, sports car eyeglasses, lifejackets, toothpaste, sports car bodies, aspirin, linoleum, boats, etc. bodies, aspirin, linoleum, boats, etc.

The EBIThe EBIEnergy and Biodiversity InitiativeEnergy and Biodiversity Initiative

What is the EBI?What is the EBI?

The EBI is a partnership of four energy The EBI is a partnership of four energy companies and five conservation companies and five conservation organizations.organizations.

Recently, the EBI came out with a Recently, the EBI came out with a collaborative report that, among other collaborative report that, among other things, details how the energy industry things, details how the energy industry can work together with society to create a can work together with society to create a better future.better future.

Benefits of maintaining biodiversity in the energy industry:

•Biodiversity is fundamental to human wellfare and economicdevelopment by maintaining the ecological processes upon whichour survival depends.•Broad-scale ecological systems provide services such as cleanair and fresh water.•Direct benefits from biodiversity come from the supply of goodsor products - such as food, timber, clothing materials, andmedicine.•Everyone depends on biodiversity, but the poorest people(especially the rural poor) most directly depend on the productsof a healthy ecosystem. Having a healthy ecosystem whilesustaining advances in the energy industry, therefore, benefits thepoor as well as the wealthy.

““Biodiversity is the human Biodiversity is the human species’ most valuable but species’ most valuable but least appreciated least appreciated resource. The perilous resource. The perilous future facing nature is of future facing nature is of our own making. But the our own making. But the solution is also within our solution is also within our grasp. Progress towards grasp. Progress towards global conservation will global conservation will pick up or falter pick up or falter depending on cooperation depending on cooperation among government, among government, science and technology, science and technology, and the private sector.”and the private sector.”

- Edward O. Wilson, Ph. D. Edward O. Wilson, Ph. D. Pellegrino University Pellegrino University Research Professor, Research Professor, Harvard UniversityHarvard University

IndustrialIndustrial

Smart Building PracticesSmart Building Practices Aluminum holds twice as much as steelAluminum holds twice as much as steel Green Building PracticesGreen Building Practices

““Deconstruction” instead of “Demolition”Deconstruction” instead of “Demolition” 22% of waste stream from demolition 22% of waste stream from demolition

materialsmaterials

RECYCLERECYCLE

SteelSteel 60% less energy to make steel from 60% less energy to make steel from

recycled materials than from iron orerecycled materials than from iron ore Easily sorted from other materialsEasily sorted from other materials Can be recycled over and over without Can be recycled over and over without

losing quality or strengthlosing quality or strength

RECYCLERECYCLE

AluminumAluminum Recycling four aluminum cans saves as much as Recycling four aluminum cans saves as much as

energy as the energy in one cup of gasenergy as the energy in one cup of gas 54 billion cans recycled in 2003, saved the energy 54 billion cans recycled in 2003, saved the energy

equivalent of 15 million barrels of oilequivalent of 15 million barrels of oil Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy

to run your TV for three hoursto run your TV for three hours Can be recycled over and over without losing quality Can be recycled over and over without losing quality

and strengthand strength

What Can I Do?What Can I Do?

••Save EnergySave Energy

••Save GasSave Gas

••Reduce WasteReduce Waste

••Join a GroupJoin a Group

What about Industries?What about Industries?

Used OilUsed Oil Cut back on EnergyCut back on Energy What the Leaders What the Leaders

have to say.have to say.

Questions?Questions?