Hi all,For those of you in Perth next monday 22nd August from...

Hi all,

For those of you in Perth next monday 22nd August from 6-8 pm, here is a free conference in Curtin University worth attending :
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/talk-energy-through-the-lens-of-the-geologist-tickets-380281230397



"Energy has become so present in every aspect of our life that we nearly forgot what it is and where it comes from.
More than just a bill, counting energy enables tracking a physical quantity linked to transformation of the world around us.
Machines and engines have enabled mankind to free time to (among others) obtain tertiary education, attend conferences, travel across long distances in a blink of a geological time for vacations or field trips, collecting specimens from bigger holes in the ground than what our ancestors were capable of digging.
Yet, our current use of fossil energy isn't without negative impact, and questions about the depletion of finite stock of resources, and subsequent peaks of critical metals need answering.Exploring Kaya's equation, this talk invites attendees to reflect on the energetic, demographic, economic growth we've been living in to draw conclusions on the future of society, as the Earth's diameter remains the same.
Who said that infinite growth on a finite planet was possible ?Discussing the ties between GDP, CO2, the rate of discoveries and depletion of resources, the diverse daily uses of energy across numerous sectors, the attendee will be invited to reflect on the long term climatic state of the planet from a physical perspective, via vulgarized orders of magnitude to simplify the complex big picture of what the Paris agreement means practically.





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