TOWARDS LOW CARBON SOCIETYInnovation, Leadership and Changes

Rini Astuti, Indonesia, King’s College LondonRini.astuti@kcl.ac.uk

“Whose neglects learning in his youth,loses the past

and is dead for the future”

Euripides

TOWARDS LOW CARBON SOCIETYInnovation, Leadership and Changes

Presentation Outline

1. Our One And Only Earth

2. The Political Context of Climate Change

3. The Low Carbon Society

I lost my friends, my food and my home

• More than 70% people live on less than US$ 2 a day

• More than 2 billion people lack access to clean water

• 150 million climate refugees by 2050, of which 80% will be women and children

Year 2005 = 5.8 MMT

CO2

1.2 million elephants

Deforestation

Forest as big as a fifth of

England is lost every year in

Indonesia

Intensive farming and Agriculture management

THIS IS UNFORTUNATELY ONLY HALF OF THE STORY

Over half of the emissions are caused by how we live

Oil era and consumption patterns

Total 30 billion tonnes of CO2 in the world

6,000,000,000,000

Source: Niode, 2010

Climate Related Disasters

Impacts of Climate Change

The politics of Climate Change

Source: Niode, 2010

“Why should Chinese sacrifice our growth so that the west can continue to

be stupid and profligate?”

The Copenhagen Accord

Source: Niode, 2010

Why Low Carbon Society?

1. Climate Change

2. Economic Reasons

3. Geopolitics

4. Moral imperative

Innovation1. R&D for a better and

cheaper Green Technology

2. Green Business for a more sustainable world

3. Creativity for a better life

Changes1. Changes the way we live and redefinition of wealth

And beyond....

2. We need changes in our economic and democracy system

“You must become the changes you want to see in the world”

Leadership

1. We need a new hero generation

2. Political will and global leadership

Where does this challenge of climate change lead us?

“All of us have an unprecedented amount of power to solve problems, save lives and help see the future.” Bill Clinton