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The GLOBE Foundation proudly led the Endless Energy Project, in
partnership with BC Hydro, Day 4
Energy, the Power Technology Alliance,
the
National Research Council of Canada, and Western Economic
Diversification.
The Endless Energy project is a facts-based examination of
British Columbia's potential to be energy self-sufficient from
renewable sources by 2025. The report covers energy use in all
sectors of the economy, and energy supply from all sources
indigenous to the Province. The main conclusion is that British
Columbia could reasonably look forward to energy self-sufficiency
in 2025 based on a combination of renewable energy supply, cleaner
burning fuels, such as hydrogen and ethanol, and energy use
reduction in homes, businesses, and industry and public sector
operations.
The Endless Energy project has quantified many energy trends and
combined them to show that moving to 100% renewable supply in 2025
is not only possible, it is reasonable in light of increasing
concerns about energy price predictability, security of supply and
climate change.
Importantly, the scenario implies little disruption in the way
people live and businesses operate. However, it does imply a major
expansion in economic growth as a result of: increased energy and
technology exports, major investments in energy use reduction and
renewable energy supply in all sectors of the economy, and
replacement of petroleum imports with indigenous biofuels and
electricity.
The report concludes that achieving energy self-sufficiency from
renewables, or renewables in combination with clean fossil fuels
technologies, is practical for British Columbia. Since 80% of
greenhouse emissions result from fossil fuels consumption, the
effect on greenhouse gas emissions would be dramatic ... an Endless
Energy economy in action would garner the world's attention.
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