enernet economy 2063
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Research + Design by Jose Luis Cruz, Extreme Cities Architectural Studio at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architectural, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Spring 2013. Critic: Kazys Varnelis with Leigha DennisTRANSCRIPT
2063enernet
jose luis cruz
economy
can you imagine a future in which we speak of a squanderable abundance of energy?bob metcalfe, inventor of ethernet
c. 2013
world at night
c. 2063
world at night
crude oil
fossil fuels currently contribute 77% of all energy sources.
energy consumption2010
coal
nuclear electric
natural gas
renewable energy
8%
37%
21%
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wind solar
biomassgeothermal
hydroelectric
11%
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Globalization 101, fossil fuels http://www.globalization101.org/fossil-fuels/#
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Paul Chefurka, world energy to 2050: forty years of decline http://www.paulchefurka.ca/WEAP2/WEAP2.html
global economies2013
THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT, THE GLOBAL DEBT CLOCK http://www.economist.com/content/global _ debt _ clock
global DEBT CRISIS2013
$50,000,000,000,000 2013 debt
global DEBT CRISIS2013
$50,000,000,000,000 2013 debt
$53,000,000,000,000 2014 debt
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exponential decrease in available fossil fuels
energy money population
exponential decline of global currencies
exponential GROWTH OF GLOBAL POPULATIONS
petroleum + coal + natural gas account for AN OVERWHELMING PERCENTAGE OF OUR ENERGY USAGE.
THE WORLD’S LEADING ECONOMIES COLLAPSE UNDER INEVITABLE BANKRUPTCY.
HUMANS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, BECOMING ONE OF THE GREAT RESOURCES OF THE FUTURE.
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2063 SCENARIO #1
RENEWABLE ENERGY AS CURRENCY
TRADITIONAL PAPER MONEY AND GOLD RESERVES BECOME OBSOLETE, REPLACED BY A GLOBAL ENERGY CURRENCY.
2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY
1. IT CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED. IT DOES NOT OXIDIZE.
2. IT IS RARE, BUT NOT TOO RARE.
3. IT IS DIVISIBLE AND CAN BE ADDED TO FORM LARGER PIECE.
4. IT IS EASY TO HANDLE AND STORE.
5. All gold is equal.
WHAT MADE GOLD VALUABLE?
2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY
WHAT IS MORE VALUABLE?
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2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY
SOURCES OF NEW CURRENCY
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2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY
SOURCES OF NEW CURRENCY
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2063 SCENARIO #2
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