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Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Answers and Sources of Information About Renewable Energy Sources for the Future

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Energy for Tomorrows World

  • Energy for Tomorrows World: A Summary of Conventional and Renewable Options (700 kB pdf) Covers current energy use and trends to 2150 with emphasis on availability of conventional energy sources (coal, oil, gas, nuclear) and future energy outlook (new nuclear, renewable sources including wind, solar, geothermal, etc., and barriers to implementation of sustainable energy sources).

  • Energy for Tomorrows World: Acting Now (1.2 MB pdf) Paper submitted to the World Energy Conference on the current status of energy resources, conventional and renewable, and what we're doing today to create a sustainable energy environment.

  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Due to Energy Production (38 kB Excel Spreadsheet) Calculate the total amount of GreenHouse Gases emitted directly and indirectly by each energy production method.

  • Wind Energy versus Nuclear Power (200 KB Word Document) Compares details and figures of nuclear and wind energy production.

    • Technical Information on Renewable Energy Sources

  • The Canadian Nuclear FAQ (unofficial) - Amazingly diverse history and factual encyclopedia for the Canadian nuclear industry

    • Conferences and Courses...

  • Climate Change 2: Canadian Technology Developmet Conference in Toronto, Ontario, October 3-5, 2001, highlighting Canada's progress and development in greenhouse gas emission reduction. Conference program, abstracts, registration, and contact information available here!

  • Market Solutions to Climate Change Ending business uncertainty and strengthening the economy through reducing the threat of global warming. Seminars in Washington D.C. on September 13, 2001, and Silicon Valley on September 25, 2001, organizined by Redefining Progress - a nonprofit organization and proponent of market-based policy to reduce GHG emissions. Get more information and register here!

    • Where Can I Find Out More?

  • Summary of Online Sources of Information (37 KB Word Document) Links to information on climate change, renewable energy and our planet's future

  • Atomic Energy of Canada Limited - Canada's flagship nuclear company, designer of the CANDU reactor

    • Please feel free to contact Adam McLean (adam.mclean@utoronto.ca) with any suggestions for page content.

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