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5th Class Notes
2/6/08
Alexis’ Presentation
Nick’s Presentation
Presentation on Development Theories - by Eugene and Jonathon
Due next Weds (2/13/08): Draft of first assignment -- posted on the wiki
Alexis’ Presentation
- Group of islands off the coast of India were submerged in past few years
- 300 million people being displaced from Bangladesh
- Refugees fleeing into India
- 700 million people in India are dependent on climate sensitive living conditions
- Could double India’s energy production with just renewable energy (huge potential)
- India Energy Stats:
- will overtake China as most populous nation by 2015
- will represent 1/3rd of total global energy demand by 2050
- 5th largest energy consumer in the world
- Carbon credits
- If you set up solar projects reducing emissions, you can get credits for it
- Microfinance + micro-utilities
- Solar power stations
- Bio-mass micro grids
- India will be the global future, so it needs to figure out how to conserve the future.
- UNIPCC report
Nick’s Presentation
- Works at the world bank in Pakistan
- Other countries in Europe and the US donate large sums of money to the World Bank
- World Bank offers subsidized loans to developing countries for development projects
- Applied Micro-Economics:
- Drop big, global theories
- Try to look at small problems and analyze them in close detail
- Only comment on problems that can be answered very well
- Looks at a specific, small region – tailored to those local conditions
Presentation on Development Theories - by Eugene and Jonathon
Due next Weds (2/13/08): Draft of first assignment -- posted on the wiki
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