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Research + Design by Jose Luis Cruz, Extreme Cities Architectural Studio at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architectural, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Spring 2013. Critic: Kazys Varnelis with Leigha Dennis

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2063enernet

jose luis cruz

economy

can you imagine a future in which we speak of a squanderable abundance of energy?bob metcalfe, inventor of ethernet

c. 2013

world at night

c. 2063

world at night

crude oil

fossil fuels currently contribute 77% of all energy sources.

energy consumption2010

coal

nuclear electric

natural gas

renewable energy

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wind solar

biomassgeothermal

hydroelectric

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Globalization 101, fossil fuels http://www.globalization101.org/fossil-fuels/#

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Paul Chefurka, world energy to 2050: forty years of decline http://www.paulchefurka.ca/WEAP2/WEAP2.html

global economies2013

THE ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT, THE GLOBAL DEBT CLOCK http://www.economist.com/content/global _ debt _ clock

global DEBT CRISIS2013

$50,000,000,000,000 2013 debt

global DEBT CRISIS2013

$50,000,000,000,000 2013 debt

$53,000,000,000,000 2014 debt

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exponential decrease in available fossil fuels

energy money population

exponential decline of global currencies

exponential GROWTH OF GLOBAL POPULATIONS

petroleum + coal + natural gas account for AN OVERWHELMING PERCENTAGE OF OUR ENERGY USAGE.

THE WORLD’S LEADING ECONOMIES COLLAPSE UNDER INEVITABLE BANKRUPTCY.

HUMANS WILL CONTINUE TO GROW, BECOMING ONE OF THE GREAT RESOURCES OF THE FUTURE.

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2063 SCENARIO #1

RENEWABLE ENERGY AS CURRENCY

TRADITIONAL PAPER MONEY AND GOLD RESERVES BECOME OBSOLETE, REPLACED BY A GLOBAL ENERGY CURRENCY.

2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY

1. IT CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED. IT DOES NOT OXIDIZE.

2. IT IS RARE, BUT NOT TOO RARE.

3. IT IS DIVISIBLE AND CAN BE ADDED TO FORM LARGER PIECE.

4. IT IS EASY TO HANDLE AND STORE.

5. All gold is equal.

WHAT MADE GOLD VALUABLE?

2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY

WHAT IS MORE VALUABLE?

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2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY

SOURCES OF NEW CURRENCY

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2063 SCENARIO #1: ENERGY AS CURRENCY

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2063 SCENARIO #2

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