Energy War, part II: the future is green
Last week, Dutch public television broadcaster VPRO showed part I of its series of documentaries on energy, called Energy Wars (earlier post), part of the Tegenlicht programme. In it, Thomas Friedman explained his laws of petropolitics, and we saw the reality behind the current geopolitics of energy. Petro-populists like Chavez, Putin or Ahmedinejad do not shy away from using their resources as political weapons.
In Energy War part II, to be shown tonight, we leave the oil era behind to open the future. Biopact collaborated with the producers of the documentary for the discussion on the global future of biofuels and bioenergy. The focus will be on how developing countries can use their agro-climatic resources to increase their energy security and reduce dependence on fossil fuels by investing in bioenergy. Ultimately, they may become global suppliers of green energy.
The documentary also shows how China is forced to using renewables, as part of a strategy to continue growing. Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia for its part, is investing massively both in biofuels and in solar energy, knowing that one day its fossil fuel resources will be depleted and that it will be held accountable for its contributions to dangerous climate change.
Energy War II offers an interesting overview of what it means to be a 'geo-green', a citizen of a new world in which renewable energies take center stage.
The documentary can be watched online from Tuesday 7 onwards, here. Viewers in The Netherlands and Belgium tune in tonight at 21.00 local time, Nederland 2. Or if you can't tonight, the film will be shown again on the same channel on Friday, November 10, 10.00 am.
ethanol :: biodiesel :: biomass :: energy :: sustainability :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: renewables :: energy security :: developing world :: geopolitics ::
In Energy War part II, to be shown tonight, we leave the oil era behind to open the future. Biopact collaborated with the producers of the documentary for the discussion on the global future of biofuels and bioenergy. The focus will be on how developing countries can use their agro-climatic resources to increase their energy security and reduce dependence on fossil fuels by investing in bioenergy. Ultimately, they may become global suppliers of green energy.
The documentary also shows how China is forced to using renewables, as part of a strategy to continue growing. Oil kingdom Saudi Arabia for its part, is investing massively both in biofuels and in solar energy, knowing that one day its fossil fuel resources will be depleted and that it will be held accountable for its contributions to dangerous climate change.
Energy War II offers an interesting overview of what it means to be a 'geo-green', a citizen of a new world in which renewable energies take center stage.
The documentary can be watched online from Tuesday 7 onwards, here. Viewers in The Netherlands and Belgium tune in tonight at 21.00 local time, Nederland 2. Or if you can't tonight, the film will be shown again on the same channel on Friday, November 10, 10.00 am.
ethanol :: biodiesel :: biomass :: energy :: sustainability :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: renewables :: energy security :: developing world :: geopolitics ::
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