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CERN Colloquium 24-08-2006 |
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Thursday, 24 August 2006 |
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CERN Colloquium
The Energy Question, Myths, Folktales and Fairytales
by
Dittmar, M. (ETH Zurich)
24-08-2006 at 16:30
Description :
The high oil price and warnings by the international
energy agencies about possible oil and gas supply disruptions have
brought the energy question back to headline news. While facts about
the world's energy use and the different energy resources are easily
available, the debate about the energy problem is, even within the
scientific community, dominated by many myths, folktales and even
fairytales.
This talk confronts these fantasies with the
physics laws and facts about our energy sources and their use.
Scenarios for the future of the industrialized and the so-called
developing world are confronted with today's scientific understanding
of the energetic 'limits of growth'.
Are we approaching the natural limits? And if so what consequences can be imagined for our energy-intense societies?
Copirights belong to CERN.
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