3.5 Reducing CO2 emissions in the Netherlands

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Energy transition - lesson 1

Today:

1. Reducing CO2 emissions 

in the Netherlands

2. Prepare EUmind videoconference

Where does the Netherlands rank on the global agricultural export list?

1. 1st!
2. 2nd
3. 13th
4. 25th

Which country is the number 1?

Can you explain the high export of the countries NL, DE, BE, FR, SP while they have a relatively small surface area?

CO emissions per capita EU

Have a look, what conclusions can you draw?

NL

What is true about the EU countries and their emissions per capita?

1. The Netherlands does better than most countries
2. Spain does worse than the Netherlands
3. The Netherlands ranks around the average
4. Luxemburg has the largest amount

Learning goals 3.5

1. You know about the existence of the Climate Act and you know why the Netherlands has had a large CO2 emission per capita for a long time.
2. You understand why energy transition and climate adaptation can lead to spatial conflicts and why co-ownership of local residents is important when choosing the location of sustainable energy sources.
3. You can indicate on a map with area characteristics and area values which types of sustainable energy locations in certain areas are most or least suitable.

1. What do the circles show?

2. What could be the reason for this?

horticulture

chemical industry

Coal fired power plants

livestock farming

CO2 in NL

4 biggest contributors:

• Extensive greenhouse horticulture
• Intensive livestock farming
• Chemical industry
• Few coal-powered powerplants

Climate Act

• Paris Climate Agreement.
• Focusses on durability and sustainability.
• Multiple actions against climate change.

Court case milieudefensie against Shell

Court case Urgenda against Dutch State

Functionalities in climate act

Because different energy needs, require different solutions

high temperature heat

low temperature heat

power and light

transport

cars / trains / trucks / 

households

industries

houses / offices

2nd video conference EUmind

Look at Teams together

Get to work

EUmind video conference prep

1. Webpage ready? (check images, videos, what do your Indian peers see? Ask feedback other groups)

2. Look at webpage Indian peer group

3. Come up with similarities / differences / questions

4. Plan your conference - who will call from where? Who will say/ask what? Who will take notes? Who will take a screenshot?

Energy transition - lesson 2

1. Spatial conflicts from reducing
CO2 emissions in the Netherlands

2. The role of batteries/hydrogen in the energy transition

2. Make exercises 3.5

Learning goals 3.5

1. You know about the existence of the Climate Act and you know why the Netherlands has had a large CO2 emission per capita for a long time.
2. You understand why energy transition and climate adaptation can lead to spatial conflicts and why co-ownership of local residents is important when choosing the location of sustainable energy sources.
3. You can indicate on a map with area characteristics and area values which types of sustainable energy locations in certain areas are most or least suitable (practice with exercise in workbook & atlas).

For which functionality might this be a solution to provide energy?

Best functionality match:

1. high temperature heat
2. low temperature heat
3. light & power
4. transport

Worst functionality match:

1. high temperature heat
2. low temperature heat
3. light & power
4. transport

Geography: think in dimensions

political (power, laws, government, war)

economic (money, wealth, bussiness, education)

ecologic (natural environment, nature, climate)

social/cultural/historic (history, well being, equality)

demographic (births & deaths, population piramid)

spatial (location, location compared to something)

Which two dimensions are at conflict?
I would like to start a nightclub in a neighbourhood.

1. spatial & historic
2. economic & ecologic
3. economic & social
4. demographic & spatial

Which two dimensions are at conflict?
A fast highway through the Veluwe.

1. spatial & historic
2. economic & ecologic
3. economic & social
4. demographic & spatial

Which two dimensions are at conflict?
Shell wants to take out the oil from the fields they have already bought & researched.

1. political & historic
2. economic & ecologic
3. economic & political
4. demographic & spatial

Which two dimensions are at conflict?
The Boerenburgerbeweging has promised to its supporters that they do not need to fear to sell their farms, althought they are producing a lot of nitrogen (stikstof)

1. political & historic
2. economic & ecologic
3. economic & social
4. political & ecologic

Spatial conflict

Some ways of using the space limit/hinder the other ways the space can be used - this leads to conflict on what is the right way to use the space and what should be allowed where.

This can happen in 1 of more dimensions.

Speak with your neighbour, where do you think solar energy leads to the most conflict? Which objections could people have with each image?

Problems with renewable energy

• Solar and wind energy is not always available
• Takes up a lot of space (compared to a power plant based on fossil fuels)
• It depletes over time when you store it in batteries

Solution to storing energy -> USE HYDROGEN

Hydrogen

• Energy is won from renewable sources
• It is being transformed into hydrogen
• Turned back into energy when needed

Let's get to work

Read & use 3.5

Make exercises 3.5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Homework

Make all assignments from 3.5