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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY: 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY Dr. A.M.C. (Lex) Lemmens Director Centre Technology for Sustainable Development Director MSc Sustainable Energy Technology

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Sustainable energy Cleaner production Sustainable building Environmental behaviour

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY: 

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY

Care for the environment 1970-1980: 

Care for the environment 1970-1980 Environmental care 1980-1990 Sustainable development 1990 onwards

Club of Rome: Limits to Growth (1971): 

Club of Rome: Limits to Growth (1971)

The Brundtland report (1987): 

The Brundtland report (1987) ‘A process of change in which the use of resources, the direction of investments, the orientation of technological development and institutional change must all be in harmony with each other and increase all present and future possibilities to meet human needs and desires’.

Rio (1992) Johannesburg (Rio+10) (2002) : 

Rio (1992) Johannesburg (Rio+10) (2002)

Population size: 

Population size [billions] year Population size

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Future population size 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 2200 2300 2400 2500 Year Population size [billions]

Energy use: 

Energy use

How long will fossil fuels last?: 

How long will fossil fuels last?

Stocks of fossil fuels in 1980 and 1992: 

Stocks of fossil fuels in 1980 and 1992

CO2 - trend: 

CO2 - trend

Global temperature rise : 

Global temperature rise

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D = P x W x M Environmental pressure D - indication of use environmental capacity

Factor 4 (8) (10): 

2050: D = P x W x M Factor 4 (8) (10)

Factor 8 in a graph: 

Factor 8 in a graph

The role of technology: 

The role of technology 70 %

Backcasting: 

Backcasting (presentation uses audio!!)

Integrated chain management: 

Integrated chain management

cultural aspects of energy provision : 

NIMBY cultural aspects of energy provision

structural aspects of energy provision : 

structural aspects of energy provision

Technological aspects of energy provision : 

Technological aspects of energy provision