ISS SUM Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development

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1 ISS SUM PROVISIONAL PROGRAM AS OF , SUBJECT TO CHANGES UNIVERSITY OF OSLO, NORWAY International Summer School 2015 Course Leader: Course Secretary: Piper Elizabeth Donlin Contacts: : chris@butters.no, Mob Piper Donlin p.e.donlin@sum.uio.no, Mob Postal address: Center for Development and the Environment (SUM) P.O.Box 1116 Blindern, N Oslo, Norway. Phone:

2 Week 1 June Welcome to SUM, the Centre for Development and the Environment Introduction and course overview Sustainable development: the concept and its history : Green growth and sustainable development Kristi Anne Stølen June 23 The impact of electrification in rural Zanzibar - social and environmental aspects Electricity, gender and development Summary of case studies and discussion Tanja Winther Tanja Winther TW/participants June 24 Climate Science: history and present status Climate: global warming, controversies, issues and new challenges Steffen Kallbekken Steffen Kallbekken Participants/SK/CB June 25 Renewable energy sources and solutions Solar energy. Issues of supply/demand, appropriate scale and context in energy planning Seasonal storage of energy Participant inputs June 26 Social dimensions of energy use Cultural and anthropological perspectives in energy and development Kerala, India: Socio- cultural change and sustainability Participant inputs and week summary Hal Wilhite Hal Wilhite Hal Wilhite 2

3 Week 2 June 29 Materials flows and throughput in the environment Sustainable Buildings and Green Architecture Buildings: Energy, environment and Health June Global energy resources and resource constraints Some features of the Norwegian Energy System Indirect energy use. Embodied energy and its relation to the Ecological Footprint Energy, Hydropower, Industry and Oil in Norway: issues Nordic issues - discussion John Hille John Hille John Hille John Hille Norwegian En Participants/JH/CB July 01 Water resources. Ecological and environmental issues Water, wastes and recycling. Desalination plants. Sustainable engineering, case studies from Egypt Omar Elnady Omar Elnady Omar Elnady Afternoon class seminar Participants/Elnady/CB July 02 Sustainable Cities and human settlements Taiwan: Ecocity Master Plan (GAIA International) Unsustainable cities? reflections on case studies and experience in China and South Africa; discussion July 03 Green Economics, sustainable consumption and wellbeing Sustainable development and forest conservation: The role of Norway and the REDD programme Participant presentations 3 and week summary Mariel Aguilar Mariel Aguilar 3

4 Week 3 Date Time Topic July The local level: Case studies of successful sustainable communities and municipalities Ecology, economy, community: Ecocommunities and processes of transition Lifestyle how to save the world, cost free, by next Friday Information and preparations for the field trip CB/participants EXCURSION The field trip, an integral part of the course program, provides a perspective on Norwegian settlement patterns, ecology, energy and resources. It includes both inland and coastal Norway, mountain, valley and fjord environments. There are visits to sites of energy production, industry, agriculture and production, presentations and discussions. We have our own bus and driver. July 07 nb early start sharp Tuesday: Route: Oslo- Porsgrunn- Telemark- Røldal Norcem Cement Industry and recycling facilities Yara Industries and Fertiliser factory Overnight and dinner: Haukeliseter mountain lodge Contact: Haukeliseter Fjellstue Tlf: July 08 Wednesday: Route: Røldal- Suldal- Stavanger- Jæren Erga Ecological farm and the Centre for Green Living Stavanger city: Oil and gas and regional development Overnight: Stavanger Bed and Breakfast Contact: Stavanger Bed and Breakfast Tlf: July 09 Thursday: Route: Stavanger- Kårstø- Etne- Odda Norway, Oil and Gas development, presented by Greater Stavanger organization. Oil Directorate /or/ Solar Energy architect: Dinner and overnight in Odda: Hardanger Hotel Contact: Hardanger Hotel Tlf: July 10 Friday: Route: Odda - Eidsfjord- Hardangervidda- Geilo Boliden Zinc factory and Waste deposit Tyssedal Industrial History museum Tyssefaldene Hydropower company: Dinner and overnight: Øen Tourist Cottages, Geilo Contact: Øen Turistsenter Tlf: July 11 Saturday: Route: Geilo- Brandbu- Hurdal- Oslo The Bio Energy Centre, Brandbu Hurdal Eco village Dinner: Hurdal. Return to Blindern approx. latest 20:00 4

5 Week 4 July 13 nb! afternoon The Norwegian case: Excursion feedback. The Industrial Age and beyond: discussion How do we evaluate Sustainability? The Value Map July 14 Environmental NGOs and their role in Scandinavia. How NGOs influence decisions on climate Combating GW focus on CO2 capture and storage (CCS) Aage Stangeland Aage Stangeland Participants/AS/CB Open afternoon session, to be planned with participants July 15 Issues in Life Cycle Analysis. Downstream accounting of resources and energy/c2c Nuclear energy to be confirmed Thorium and nuclear alternatives Saleem Drera Saleem Drera July 16 World institutions and sustainability / the World Bank Energy conservation: policies, instruments Energy policy: international issues Case studies, India, Asia, ESCOs, financing AS/CB/participants July 17 Energy efficiency, international case studies continued The key issue of Delivering sustainable solutions AS/CB/participants 5

6 Week 5 July years of Environment and Sustainability, a short historical review Energy Efficiency versus Energy Saving Low Energy and Low Carbon Futures: selected research and policy studies Scenario building techniques in energy planning July 21 Limits to Growth, its history and debate Downscaling, degrowth and sustainable consumption /CB July 22 Open day, to be planned with participants July 23 Delivering Sustainability: GAIA Planning and Community A Short History of Good Ideas Technology and Reality - Ecominimalism July 24 Community Participation and the Childrens Ecocity Participation session Participation session SH/ SH/ Class seminar, revision 6

7 Week 6 July 27 Presentations of workgroup papers Presentations of workgroup papers Presentations of workgroup papers Presentations and discussion of workgroup papers Participants / CB July Gross National Happiness? Development paradigms Culture and Sustainability:, UNICEF school projects and GBHF hospital, Bhutan Delivering sustainablity: discussion July Final exam Participants (evening: probable course party) July Ca Course summary Participant feedback and evaluation. Conclusion., course staff and participants 7