Module 6: Solutions – Post Carbon Futures MPP 655: Policy Making for Sustainable Urban Communities 1MPP Module 6
Hubbert’s Peak Oil Curve 2MPP Module 6
Global Oil & Gas Extraction Curve 3MPP Module 6
Petroleum, In Human History 4MPP Module 6
Transportation Built Infrastructure Energy Water Food 5MPP Module 6
Transportation Transit-oriented Development (TOD) Location Efficient Mortgages (LEM) Alternative-fueled Vehicles (AVs) Electric Vehicles (EVs) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Non-motorized Transportation (NMT) 6MPP Module 6
Built Infrastructure Net Zero Buildings Retrofitting existing structures Smart Growth Strategies Low Impact Development Nature-friendly Ordinances Green Infrastructure Xeriscape and Permaculture 7MPP Module 6
Energy Conservation Efficiency Renewable energy Smart grids and metering Distributed generation Biofuels Behavior modification and lifestyle changes 8MPP Module 6
Water The water-energy nexus Embodied energy Peak Oil is not the same as Peak Water—there are no substitutes for water Water and Populations not co-located Green Infrastructure cuts carbon intensity Conservation cuts energy intensity Water policy needs to be linked to energy policy 9MPP Module 6
Food Industrial agriculture relies on fossil fuels Industrial agriculture adversely impacts the soil Industrial agriculture delinks communities from their sources of food Food miles are only half the story Eating “high” on the food chain increases impacts Localization leads to community gardening Community supported agriculture (CSAs) and farmers markets help move us along 10MPP Module 6
Summary Getting away from single-occupancy gasoline powered vehicles Getting toward a low-carbon infrastructure Getting away from a fossil fuel based energy system Linking water and energy to get toward water conservation Getting toward a low-carbon food system 11MPP Module 6