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Playing seriously with mitigationstrategies for climate change
ALTA SCUOLA POLITECNICA
Giulia Gallia
Matteo GiulianiFrancesco Lunetta
Marko Radeta
Mario Sangiorgio
MarcoTriverio
POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Renato Casagrandi
Giulia FioreseEmanuele Martelli
Stefano Consonni
Stefano Caserini
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Founded by Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino
Top 150 students from both schoolsMultidisciplinary environment(engineers, architects, and designers)
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THERESNOSUCHISSUE!
ITSALREADYTOOLATE
ITISNOTHUMANSFAULT
ITSTOOEXPENSIVETOFIX
CLIMATE CHANGE
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STATISTICSCLIMATE CHANGE
WHATIFWEDONOTHING?
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WHATIFWEDONOTHING?
ENERGY CONSUMPTION WILL INCREASE
0
300
600
900
1,200
1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 2100
Energyconsum
ption(EJ)
Energy consumption
Source: Stefano Caserini - A qualcuno piace caldo
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CO2 CONCENTRATIONS WILL INCREASE
WHATIFWEDONOTHING?
CO2concentration(ppm)
240.00
405.00
570.00
735.00
900.00
1890 1930 1970 2010 2050 2090
A2 (business as usual)
A1B
B1
Known data
Source: Science Magazine http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/307/5716/1769/FIG1
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TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY INCREASED
WHATIFWEDONOTHING?
-0.53
-0.35
-0.18
0
0.18
0.35
0.53
0.70
1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000
Annual mean Five-year mean
Degree
Celsius
Source: GISS NASA
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WHATIFWEDONOTHING?
-1.00
0
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 2040 2060 2080 2100
Annual mean Five-year mean Forecast
TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE
Degree
Celsius
Source: GISS NASA, Stefano Caserini - A qualcuno piace caldo
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AS SUGGESTED BY PACALA AND SOCOLOW*WE NEED MITIGATION
LETSACTNOW!
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0
0.75
1.50
2.25
3.00
1996 2006 2036 2056
Total emissions
C
arbonEmissions(billiontonsayear)
stabilization triangle
Source: Scientific American, Volume 295, Number 3, pag 57
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0
0.75
1.50
2.25
3.00
1996 2006 2036 2056
OtherCarbon capture and storageRenewablesOther transport efficiency
Passenger vehicle efficiencyOther end-use efficiencyElectricity end-use efficiency
wedges
C
arbonEmissions(billiontonsayear)
Source: Scientific American, Volume 295, Number 3, pag 57
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50 years
25 billion
tons total
WEDGES
1 billionton a year
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POSSIBLE WEDGES
energy supply
transport
buildings
agriculture
industry
forests
waste
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FOSSIL FUELS
BIOMASS
BICYCLE
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FOSSILFU
ELS
BIOMASS
BICYCLE
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Make players discover wedges
Make them reason about possible mixes of wedgesMake them come up with a plan
Make experts judge their plan
PolyGame is a web-aided game
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1Game creation
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To avoid dramatic climate change, we need to significantly curb current emissions by
using a set of mitigation actions. Many of such actions are already available and span
from technological improvements (e.g. car efficiency), to natural sinks (forest
preservation) or changes in individual and social behaviour (diet and transport).
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PhotovoltaicIntroduction
The word photovoltaic (PV) is composed of two terms: Photo - Photon which means light
and Voltaic from Volt which is the unit used to measure electric potential at a given point.
Photovoltaic systems use solar cells to convert sunlight (including ultra violet radiation) into
electricity. PV cells can be made from different so-called semiconductor materials. Today,
silicon is the most common material, but other semiconductors, usually compound (made
from two or more elements), are also used.
PV systems can be used for homes, offices, public buildings or remote sites where grid
connection is either unavailable or too expensive. Such installations may be ground-mounted or built into the roof or walls of a building, known as Building Integrated
Photovoltaics or BIPV for short.
The innovative PV array technology and mounting systems mean that PV can be retrofitted
on existing roofs or easily incorporated as part of the building envelope at construction
stage. Modern PV technology has advanced rapidly and PV is no longer restricted to square
and flat panel arrays but can be curved, flexible and shaped to the building design.
Grid connected means that the system is connected to the electricity grid. Connection to
the local electricity network allows any excess power produced to feed the electricity grid
and to sell i t to the utility.
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1 LEARN A WEDGE
2 SHOW AND TELL
3 PLAN CREATION
4 FINAL VOTATION
GAME STRUCTURE
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GAME EXAMPLE
15 players
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Each team is assigned to a wedge
BICYCLE USAGE WIND POWERFORESTATION
1 LEARN ABOUT A WEDGE
Each team studies the given wedge
and calculates the effort linked to the wedge
i
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FORESTATION
1 LEARN ABOUT A WEDGE
PROVIDED TO THE TEAM (FORESTATION)
5 Mt-CO2eq/year: Wedge emission reduction (Italy)5,5 t-CO2/ha/year: Storage of CO2 in the ground
CALCULATIONS
x = 5 * 10^6 / 5.5 = hectare to absorb CO2 of the wedgex/100 = km^2 to absorb CO2 of the wedge
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FORESTATION
1 LEARN ABOUT A WEDGE
PROs 1. deforestation must be stopped or loss of 80%of forests
2. deforestation is responsable for 20% ofCO2 emissions
Pros and cons are summed up in a poster
CON s 1. really hard to regulate deforestation in certainregions
2. long term action
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BICYCLE USAGE WIND POWERFORESTATION
2 SHOW AND TELL
Each group shows its wedge to the others
THEPROSARE...THECONSARE...
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TEAM B TEAM CTEAM A
3 PLAN CREATION
Groups are shuffled
Designers
Architects
Different backgrounds bring cultural clashes
EngineersArchitects
Designers
EngineersArchitects
Designers
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TEAM B TEAM CTEAM A
3 PLAN CREATION
Each team comes up with a plan
Forestation Bicycle Wind
6
4
10
Forestation Bicycle Wind
9
65
Forestation Bicycle Wind
3
14
3
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4 PLAN VOTATION
Experts committee
Not feasible!Good! ?
Forestation Bicycle Wind
6
4
10
Forestation Bicycle Wind
9
65
Forestation Bicycle Wind
3
14
3
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PolyGame is going to be played October 29th - November 7th, Genova
November 11th, Milano, Rotonda Besana
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