Renewable energy

Geneva-based World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), under the auspices of UN. SUSTAINABLE OBJECTIVES Building construction and operation have extensive direct and indirect impacts on the environment. Buildings use resources such as energy, water and raw materials, generate waste (occupant, construction and demolition) and emit potentially harmful atmospheric emissions. We want to face a unique challenge to meet demands for new and renovated facilities that are accessible, secure, healthy

I- Les énergies dans les éco-quartiers A-BEDZED Situation actuelle : Bed signifie Le quartier de Beddington et ZED pour Zéro, Energy (fossil) Development. C’est un petit quartier résidentiel dans la banlieue de Sutton, au sud de Londres de 82 logements pour 250 habitants. Il a été construit sur les principes d’un apport neutre en carbone, sur l’Habitat écologique, sur la recherche d’alternatives à l’automobile, sur la diminution des pollutions et des émissions de CO2 ainsi que sur la mise

constitute the Earth's crust and the energy dissipation primitive Its most visible manifestations are well known (volcanoes, geysers, hot springs ...). Less known than most other renewable energy (solar, wind ...), geothermal nevertheless has certain characteristics that confer significant benefits specific: independence vis-à-vis external elements, presence everywhere, respect for environment, energy and economic performance. Used well before the traditional energy, its potential, according to the

Control of the Energy (ADEME). Through “green tournaments”, meetings of raising awareness or still the organization of playful ecological routes, the accent will be put on the new consumer habits, the management of the waste, the promotion of the "green" transport, the use of renewable materials, the control of the energy consumption, indicated the FFF. The sport takes its toll on the environment by motivating thousands of fans to travel to matches, its stadiums guzzle huge amounts of energy and its

fascinating new applications of membrane technology in dairy processes are expected in the next decade, the field of membrane science is facing important challenges worldwide such as shortage of drinking water supplies, global warming and potential global energy crisis. A recent review by Noble and Agrawal (2005) covering all separation technologies pointed out some issues related to membrane processes (Table 4). The development of units and process designs that minimizes the use of water is becoming critical

base 2000. dont : commerce services aux entreprises services aux particuliers 72,9 602,6 133,3 1 012,4 181,5 212,4 80,0 76,9 820,1 157,6 1 560,1 249,6 369,9 129,4 84,5 946,2 248,3 2 159,0 337,1 525,7 176,4 Agriculture Industry (including energy) Construction Services of which: wholesale/retail trade business services personal services Valeur ajoutée par branche (en milliards d'euros courants) Total 1990 (r) 924,1 2000 1 290,7 2007 (p) 1 695,0 Value added by industry (billions

soit le rôle qui sera le vôtre, j’espère que ces scénarios vous aideront à mieux comprendre les choix qui s’offrent à vous. Jeroen van der Veer Directeur général Royal Dutch Shell plc 4 RESOURCES SO CES S URIT Y TECHNOLOGY CARBON EN ENERGY ? Introduction Il n’y a pas de réponse idéale Comment puis-je me préparer aux évolutions majeures du système énergétique mondial qui vont se produire dans les années à venir ou influer sur celles-ci ? C’est une question que devraient se

12% of GDP, the French research effort ranks sixth in the EU in terms of intensity. France imports slightly over one-half of the energy that it consumes, a level within the EU average. France made up for the weakness of its natural energy resources by developing a large-scale nuclear program after the first oil shock. As with most European countries, French energy dependence rose between 1995 and 2005. 3 Territoire Régions de France et leurs chefs-lieux French regions and their capitals

Angola, and Sudan has further impoverished people at best and caused inestimable human suffering in many cases. Ghana, Mauritania, Uganda, Sao Tome and others have nascent industries which could become strategic in the search for the world’s least renewable resource. The ultimate goal of international campaigning is to “leave African oil in the soil” and build stronger governance beforehand since the extractive industries almost never contribute to development. However, powerful interests are making

oil and gas are still rising faster than global consumption, so there is no economic need to exploit any hypothetical Antarctic sources. Secondly, as the continent is already suffering as a result of global warming, our priority should be to find renewable alternatives to fossil fuels rather than to continue our dependence upon them. At a practical level, the cost of exploration and production would be completely uneconomic, especially given the hostile climate and the serious iceberg threats to offshore