Presentation made to the Hong Kong Bio- and Eco-Energy Industry Assocation, Dec 14, 2011. The world is at an uncertain divide, with the East on the rise and the West on the decline. Excesses of capitalism, and escalating costs of social benefits brought imbalances to the world, potentially pitching the young generation against the old. Will the vision of a green planet be shattered because it is unaffordable and too much of an economic burden on mankind? It is more imperative than ever that efforts to clean up the planet be based on the idea of integrating, automating and optimizing past systems which were operated in isolation from one another. New and concrete benefits will be turned up by innovative ways to explore synergistic relationships among proximate systems and to optimize their joint operation. An example can be found in bringing together systems of waste treatment, electricity production, and steam or heat production. However, real benefits must exceed real costs before the world will remain committed to the path of a green planet.
How Integration of Systems Will Bring Concrete Benefits to the Earth and to Mankind
1. How Integration of Systems Will Bring Concrete Benefits to the Earth and to Mankind Presented by: Dr. Stephen T. Lee Director, US-China Green Energy Council, USA Advisor, LeeMak International Network, Ltd. December 14, 2011 Hong Kong
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3. The Birth Of US-China Green Energy Council Dr. Steven Chu keynote speech at BCAIA 3 rd Annual Dinner April 2007: “World Energy Crises, and What Can We Do About It?” inspired us. 朱棣文博士在 BCAIA 第三周年晚宴 2007 年 4 月发 表重要讲话:“世界能源危机,我们又能做些什么?”激励着我们。 Meeting of Dr. Qide Han from China with Congressman Mike Honda at his office, July 2007: “We are all global citizens. Energy concerns both our two nations” 中国人大副委员长韩启德博 士与众议员本田在他的办公室 2007 年 7 月会谈:“我们都是世界公民。能源是我们两国都需关心的问题“ http://www.ucgef.org
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6. Is the Jury Still Out on Global Warming? http:// www.berkeleyearth.org/movies.php Source: Berkeley Earth (www.berkeleyearth.org) Despite 97% scientific agreement, 50% of people are skeptical about global warming. But data show that the avg. surface temperature has risen 1.4 degrees in last 100 years.
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10. Is the “Occupy” movement a consciousness shift led by the next generation? Source: Wikipedia. A chart showing the disparity in income distribution in the United States. [38] [39] Wealth inequality and income inequality have been central concerns among OWS protesters. [40] [41] [42] CBO data shows that in 1980, the top 1% earned 9.1% of all income, while in 2006 they earned 18.8% of all income. [43]
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16. What is Your Conclusion? Global warming is real. Publicity with Truthful Information can change public Consensus. Integration of Systems can create new benefits Publicize the Benefit-Cost studies of new projects
Editor's Notes
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against economic and social inequality. The first Occupy protest to be widely covered was Occupy Wall Street in New York City, taking place on September 17, 2011. By October 9, Occupy protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 95 cities across 82 countries, and over 600 communities in the United States. As of December 1 the Meetup page "Occupy Together" listed 2,686 Occupy communities worldwide.
Putting us in the position of the young generation can help in forecasting the world’s future