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SecondEdition-10111213.pptxPractical Sustainability Strategies: How to Gain a Competitive Advantage 2nd Edition
Chapters 10, 11, 12, & 13
The Need & Growth of a Circular Economy
Kalundborg Symbiosis
Thirty Exchanges of Material at Kalundborg
Power company sends steam residuals to Statoil Refinery
Steam/electricity to fish farm
Fly ash from power station sent to cement company
Gypsum from desulfurization goes to gypsum board company
Sulfur goes to sulfuric acid mfr.
Fish farm sludge sold as fertilizer
Other sludge converted to biogas
Refinery sends cooling water to power company
Industrial Symbiosis
“A cooperation between different industries by which the presence of each increases the viability of the others, and by which the demands of society for resource savings and environmental protection are considered.”
U.S. President’s Council on Sustainable Development proposed 15 eco-industrial parks
Replicate Kalundborg in the U.S.
Five major characteristics
Form material exchange
Close proximity of industries
Cooperation between plant management
Existing infrastructure for material sharing
Anchor tenants
The Plant – Chicago
Terra Cycle Introduces “Loop”
Milkman model
Partner companies
UPS
Loop tote
Designing for the Circular Economy
After useful life
Biological nutrients
Technical nutrients
Design for disassembly or deconstruction
Flexibility
DIRTT
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Learning
Business
Institutions, Governments and Cities
Insight and Analysis
Systemic Initiatives
Communications
The Resolve Framework
Regenerate
Share
Optimize
Loop
Virtualize
Explore
Addressing Climate Change
James Hansen – 1987
IPCC – 1992
Kyoto Protocol – 1997
Goal 2012
5% below 1995 levels
Actual 2012
50% above 1995 levels
Drawdown – Plan to Reverse Climate Change
80 solutions
7 business sectors
Energy
Food
Women & Girls
Buildings & Cities
Land Use
Transport
Materials
Energy
Wind Turbines (onshore)
Energy
Wind Turbines (onshore)
Solar Farms
Pairing wind & solar
Food
Reduced food waste
Plant-rich diet
Women & Girls
Educating girls
Family planning
Buildings & Cities
District heating
Insulation
Land Use
Tropical forests
Temperate forests
Transport
Electric vehicles
Ships
Materials
Refrigeration
Alternative cement
Top Two Solutions from Each Sector
| Sector | Solution | Total Atmospheric CO2-Eq Reduction (GT) | Net Cost (Billions US $) | Net Savings (Billions US$) |
| Energy | Wind Turbines (Onshore) | 84.60 | 1,225.37 | 7,425.00 |
| Solar Farms | 36.90 | -80.60 | 5,023.84 | |
| Materials | Refrigeration | 89.74 | N/A | -902.77 |
| Alternative Cement | 6.69 | -273.90 | N/A | |
| Food | Reduced Food Waste | 70.53 | N/A | N/A |
| Plant Rich Diet | 66.11 | N/A | N/A | |
| Women & Girls | Educating Girls | 59.60 | N/A | N/A |
| Family Planning | 59.60 | N/A | N/A | |
| Buildings & Cities | District Heating | 9.36 | 457.07 | 3,543.50 |
| Insulation | 8.27 | 3,655.92 | 2,513.33 | |
| Land Use | Tropical Forests | 61.23 | N/A | N/A |
| Temperate Forests | 22.61 | N/A | N/A | |
| Transport | Electric Vehicles | 10.80 | 14,148.03 | 9,726.40 |
| Ships | 7.87 | 915.93 | 424.35 |
Top Twenty Solutions
| Solution | Sector | Total Atmospheric CO2-EQ Reduction (GT) | Net Cost (Billions US $) | Net Savings (Billions US $) | |
| 1 | Refrigeration | Materials | 89.74 | N/A | -$902.77 |
| 2 | Wind Turbines (Onshore) | Energy | 84.60 | $1,225.37 | $7,425.00 |
| 3 | Reduced Food Waste | Food | 70.53 | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | Plant-Rich Diet | Food | 66.11 | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | Tropical Forests | Land Use | 61.23 | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Educating Girls | Women & Girls | 59.60 | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | Family Planning | Women & Girls | 59.60 | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | Solar Farms | Energy | 36.90 | $-80.60 | $5,023.84 |
| 9 | Silvopasture | Food | 31.19 | $41.59 | $699.37 |
| 10 | Rooftop Solar | Energy | 24.60 | $453.14 | $3,457.63 |
| 11 | Regenerative Agriculture | Food | 23.15 | $57.22 | $1,928.10 |
| 12 | Temperate Forests | Land Use | 22.61 | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | Peatlands | Land Use | 21.57 | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | Tropical Staple Trees | Food | 20.19 | $120.07 | $626.97 |
| 15 | Afforestation | Land Use | 18.06 | $29.44 | $392.33 |
| 16 | Conservation Agriculture | Food | 17.35 | $37.53 | $2,119.07 |
| 17 | Tree Intercropping | Food | 17.20 | $146.99 | $22.10 |
| 18 | Geothermal | Energy | 16.60 | -$155.48 | $1,024.34 |
| 19 | Managing Grazing | Food | 16.34 | $50.48 | $735.27 |
| 20 | Nuclear | Energy | 16.09 | $0.88 | $1,713.40 |
Building Resilience to Climate Change
Large scale climatic changes
Radiation
Earth’s orbit
Volcanic eruptions
Anthropogenic global warming
Interconnectedness of Climate Risks in a Globalized World
Agricultural sector
Vertical and horizontal interconnectedness
Use systems thinking
Large Scale Climate Shifts
Anecdote – boiling frog
Water scarcity
Building Resilience
Mining company case study
Malaria in Mozambique case study
Systems approach and scenario planning
The Strategy Development Process
Where are we as a business today?
Where do we want to be in X years?
What are the key climate issues?
What capacities do we need to build?
The Strategy Development Process
Recognizing system boundaries
Appreciate the dynamics
Seeking out the points
Staying alert to the unintended
Individuals need to
Own it
Understand the risks
Develop and deepen relationships
Emergent Technologies for Adaptation
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT)
No Poverty and Innovation
Electronics and nanotechnology
Three areas:
Energy generation
Agricultural productivity
Provision for clean water
Zero Hunger and ICT Platforms
Local farmers
Healthy children
Good Health, Wellbeing & Virtual Reality
Training surgeons and medical specialists
Influential empathy
Negative issues
Quality Education, Mixed Realities and 5G
Disruptive technologies
3DP
AR
VR
BYOD
5G
Gender Equality and Mobile Technologies
Need for mobile devices
Ghana
Jamaica
IT skills for young girls
Clean Water Nanotechnology – Sanitation and Smart Cities
Lack of safe drinking water
Technologies being applied
Nanotechnology
IoT and AI
Affordable Clean Energy & Biofuels
Anaerobic digestion and humic residue
Iceland – geothermal
Decent Work, Economic Growth and Future Technologies
Computerization of jobs
Automation
Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure, Drones, Augmented Reality & Smart Cities
Drone technology
AR examples
IoT and IIoT
Reducing Inequalities
Education and training -- MOOCs
Coursera
Khan Academy
Udemy
Future Leaders
Udacity
The Open University
eDx
Lack of financial services
Sustainable Cities and Communities, IoT and Smart Cities
Growth is exponential
Melbourne incorporated IoT
Shanghai uses IoT
Responsible Consumption and Production
Need changes in consumption and production
Smart refrigerators
Smart meters
Blockchain
Climate Action – Life Below Water – Life on Land
Nuclear energy status
Efficient batteries
Meat production
Fish stock status
Peace, Justice, Strong Institutions and New Technological Challenges
Need for transparency
Solutions and challenges
