Pathways to a Lower Carbon & More Electrified Future \u2013 Unveiling the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030<\/strong>
Waterloo, Ontario, February 19, 2012 \u2013 Imagine a world with too much energy\u2026 clean energy. How different would our human civilization be with fewer energy limitations \u2013 less risk of climate change, no peak oil, and more renewable ways to provide power to an exploding global population?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, this is not our present scenario. Today\u2019s energy needs are met largely by high-carbon sources and inefficient technologies. But, is there a better way? How could we use the latest scientific knowledge to best prepare ourselves for a lower carbon, more electrified future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To explore these questions, the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) assembled a multinational, interdisciplinary and multigenerational group in June 2011 for the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030. Together, these pioneering scientists, policy advisors, entrepreneurs and tomorrow\u2019s leaders took a fresh approach, focusing on what science and technology can deliver to tackle our global energy challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on the initial outputs of their June collaborations, participants developed the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 \u2013 a detailed view of the highest impact energy technologies, with a set of implementation strategies; a roadmap to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download the Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030, now available at: http:\/\/wgsi.org\/content\/equinox-blueprint-energy-2030<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five technological strategies and implementation steps include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy storage technologies to enable renewable electricity generation
Enhanced geothermal, tapping into the Earth\u2019s heat using techniques we\u2019ve already mastered
Advanced nuclear reactors for enhanced safety, utilizing inexhaustible resources (recycled uranium, thorium, and high level wastes) to close the fuel cycle
Off-grid electrification using flexible solar cells and self-sustaining micro-grids
Smart cities and electric transport for a global future dominated by urban living
\u201cThe Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 was a very different sort of collaboration, emphasizing dialogue between science, policy, industry, and the leaders of 2030,\u201d says Professor Jatin Nathwani, the Equinox Summit\u2019s Scientific Advisor and Executive Director of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) at the University of Waterloo. \u201cThe multinational, multigenerational group arrived at a fresh approach, stepping away from political stalemates towards a science-driven, solutions-based strategy. They offer pragmatic next steps for a global energy transition to take shape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Equinox Blueprint: Energy 2030 gives readers an informed look at emerging energy technologies and a clean energy future that is within our global reach,\u201d says Aaron Leopold, Equinox Summit Forum member and Director of Environment and Sustainable Development at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels. \u201cWe hope the knowledge presented in the Blueprint will help realign the global energy dialogue in a positive, collaborative direction, and motivate readers to accelerate efforts to achieve clean, sustainable energy for all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About WGSI
Founded in 2009, the non-profit Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) is a partnership between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Waterloo. Located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, WGSI aims to present highly focused international conferences that can advance dialogue and catalyze the long-range thinking necessary for scientific and technological solutions of the future.
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