Title :
Challenges to Achieving a Sustainable Future
Author :
Divan, Deepak ; Kreikebaum, Divan Frank
Author_Institution :
Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
This paper explores the issue of sustainable energy from a multi-flux perspective, and has shown clearly that some of the choices being vigorously pursued today, such as bio-fuels, may have significant limits on scalability. While a Bio-Fueled World does not seem to be sustainable, an Inorganically Fueled World, seems to have the potential to be able to scale to meet global needs, without in any way constraining global growth for the foreseeable future.
Keywords :
biofuel; sustainable development; biofuel; multiflux perspective issue; sustainable energy; Availability; Ecosystems; Inorganic materials; Planets; Recycling; Scalability; Shape; USA Councils; Water conservation; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Energy 2030 Conference, 2008. ENERGY 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2850-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2851-9
DOI :
10.1109/ENERGY.2008.4781070