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SUMMARY:Decarbonisation of the global power sector in the context of clima
 te change mitigation - Pablo Salas\, Energy Systems Modelling Research Gro
 up - Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research (4CMR)
DTSTART:20131030T160000Z
DTEND:20131030T170000Z
UID:TALK48585@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Joanna Laver
DESCRIPTION:Because the energy sector is responsible for most of the green
 house gases emitted globally\, the adoption of low carbon energy technolog
 ies is an essential measure for reducing the risks of climate change\, and
  to foster sustainable economic development. This talk embraces the predic
 ament of transforming the global power sector in three steps: the past\, t
 he present and the future.  It starts with a brief look at the history of 
 the energy sector\, where periods of rapid and profound technological tran
 sformations can be identified. Then we move into the present\, taking a sn
 apshot of the global energy sector and its current contribution to greenho
 use gas emissions and climate change. Finally\, with the help of FTT (Futu
 re Technology Transformations)\, a model developed at the Cambridge Centre
  for Climate Change Mitigation Research\, future scenarios of energy and e
 missions are analysed.\n\nPablo Salas is a member of the Energy Systems Mo
 delling Research Group of the Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigati
 on Research (4CMR) in the Department of Land Economy at the University of 
 Cambridge\, where he is currently pursuing his PhD. With an academic backg
 round in Electrical Engineering and Economics\, Mr. Salas focuses on resea
 rch that examines the interactions among energy\, environmental and econom
 ic systems\, as these can be used to improve global strategies for climate
  change risk reduction and development of sustainable economics. Formerly\
 , he has worked on the design and development of large-scale engineering s
 ystems of energy and technology in Latin America.\n
LOCATION:Mill Lane Lecture Room 7
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