Energy Future in Iran und Israel



Tuesday, 10. October 2006 | 10:00 Uhr

Speaker

Araz Taeihagh / Rock Baruch

Organisation

ETHsustainability and Youth Encounter on Sustainability (YES)

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Reporting

Araz Taeihagh and Rock Baruch pointed out that not all countries in the region (by far) are oil exporting countries. Iran should consider a halt to exports around 2017 because of its own needs. The country already imports fuel today. Apart from population growth, socio-economic challenges and pollution of the environment are also issues. Israel, which does not have any notable energy resources of its own, has the highest energy consumption in the region, and also the highest gross domestic product (GDP), albeit with modest purchasing power. By 2050 the population in the region will have increased to 650 million people. Today infrastructure, transport and services are already unable to keep up with demand against a background of inefficiency among the authorities and corruption. The speakers see potential in local and traditional approaches, permaculture and urban agriculture. In the energy sector, there is potential in solar energy, biogas, natural raw materials and passive houses.

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