Our civilization is built entirely on coal, oil and gas. In the past 220 years, our species has spewed over 1.6 trillion tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and oceans, potentially wrecking our climate in the process. In the next 30 years, we are going to have to engineer a future without fossil fuels. Engineering that transition is perhaps the biggest challenge our species has ever faced.
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In the 21st century, we measure success and happiness in the number of “things” that we can accumulate, delivered to towns and cities made of vast amounts of concrete, steel, plastic and glass. This rampant consumerism costs enormous energy and vast natural resources while generating 15.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases. Find out how Simcenter is helping to engineer a sustainable future, in which these “things” don’t come at the cost of the future health and happiness of species.
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It took us 99.5% of our 300,000-year history for our population to exceed 80 million. The world population now grows by more than that every year! Feeding 8 billion people is the greatest accomplishment of our species. But it comes at the cost of 9.7 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, largely emitted by 70 billion farm animals. Find out how Simcenter is engineering a low-carbon future in which starvation and hunger are a thing of the past.
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The mechanization of transportation made it practical and safe to travel further and faster, no matter how far away. It has also fueled the global economy, allowing us to receive products and produce from anywhere in the world. That convenience comes at the cost of 8.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Find out how Simcenter is helping to engineer a low-carbon transportation future that will allow us to make the world smaller without making it catastrophically hotter.
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A million years ago, our ancestors started burning things to keep themselves warm, allowing them to live comfortably in previously inhospitable places. Today few places are too hot or too cold for human habitation. This thermal comfort comes at the cost of 3.6 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, ironically decreasing the habitability of our planet. Find out how Simcenter is helping to engineer a future in which thermal comfort does not depend on fossil fuels.
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Most of us are completely dependent upon uninterrupted electricity to go about our daily lives. Despite recent rapid increases in “green energy sources”, 63% of that electricity is still supplied by burning fossil fuels. Electricity accounts for 13.8 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year. Find out how Simcenter is helping engineer a low-carbon future in which electricity supplies are available to everyone (including the 1.9 billion people who do not have regular, dependable access to electricity).
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