Energy Poverty remains a major handicap to achieving human development goals. For a third of humanity without access to electricity or modern fuels, it is a notable failure of the existing global energy system that it delivers so very little to so many.
Affordable Energy for Humanity: A Global Change Initiative
Is there a credible transition pathway to reconcile affordable access with clean energy?
Can science and technological innovation deliver breakthrough improvements in cost and performance?
Professor Jatin Nathwani, Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo, will discuss the pathways to a low carbon energy future. The goal is to unlock scientific and technological innovations to deliver clean, low cost energy services to every global citizen. In addition to this he will be introducing four new research domains for innovative solutions:
Generation, Devices & Materials Environmental & Human Dimensions of Energy Transitions ICT for Energy System Convergence Micro-Grids for Dispersed Power