Title: "The Habitable Planet"
Course: GG 22/23 Leuphana-Copy > Section: 2.7 Green // Energy

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People around the world are consuming more energy than produced. Given rise in population and the technological developments, the need to energy is becoming higher and increasingly necessary to the normal functioning of life. Otherwise, factories will shut down, homes will not be heated and shops will not be lightened, which will have severe consequences on all layers of society. In fact, non-renewable energy sources are depleting and renewable energy sources are not enough to satisfy energy needs in the short-run. Based on those forecasts, many analysts have predicted a lurking global energy crisis.

1. Watch the video and answer the questions below:

- What are the key factors driving the increase of global energy demand?
- What are the solutions mentioned to balance the global demand for energy?

2. Building on your knowledge of global energy demand and global energy supply, you will have to use the energy lab to manage the use of energy in a way that keeps the Atmospheric CO2 emissions below the threshold. Read the overview carefully and get yourself acquainted with the aims of the simulation, then open the simulator and start the game:

Quick instructions:

1. Open simulator in a new tab
2. Read the dashboard with an eye on the percentages of energy sources, the amount of energy needed and supplied
3. Click on "Add Energy" and adjust the percentages of energy sources in  a way that you meet the needed amount of energey demanded and keep the Atmospheric CO2 emissions below the indicated threshold.
4. Click on "Run Decade" and watch the two graphs on the dashboard. Your energy supply should meet the world energy demand, and your simulated CO2 emissions should not exceed the goal limit

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