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Workshop 4

“Energy Challenges: The Next Thousand Years”

March 30 – April 1, 2020 | The Westin Bellevue, Bellevue, Washington

PURPOSE | AGENDA SUMMARY

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has determined not only that climate change is a fact, but also that there is a very high probability that it is being caused by humans. The cause, of course, is the continuously increasing level of CO2 introduced into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels. Humanity’s current sources and uses of energy – mostly carbon-based fossil fuels – must be superseded. Most studies pertaining to the future of energy do not grapple beyond short-term (next 50 years) considerations of conventional and alternative energy sources.

The Foundation For the Future workshop “Energy Challenges: The Next Thousand Years” considered all potential sources and technologies for energy production over three time frames: the near term (rest of this century), the medium term (next few centuries), and the longer term (thousand-year future), as well as the challenges facing humans on the planet in developing and implementing self-sufficient strategies for energy.

Sixteen prominent energy experts from around the world participated in the workshop to discuss renewable energy science and technologies anticipated to emerge during coming centuries.

Proceedings (34.9 MB PDF) and Executive Summary (1.8 MB PDF) of this workshop, including transcripts of all dialogic sessions, available for download.

Participants

Howard Bloom
International Paleopsychology Project
NY, USA
 

Dennis M. Bushnell
NASA, Langley Research Center
VA, USA
 

William H. Calvin
University of Washington School of Medicine
WA USA

 

Eric J. Chaisson
Wright Center for Innovative Science Education
MA, USA
 

Russ George
Planktos, Inc.
CA, USA
 

Jerome C. Glenn
AC/UNU/Millennium Project
DC, USA
 

Gustav R. Grob
International Clean Energy Consortium
Switzerland
 

Martin I. Hoffert
New York University, Physics Department
NY, USA
 

Feng Hsu
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
MD, USA
 

Thorsten Ludwig
German Space Power Association
Germany
 

John C. Mankins
ARTEMIS Innovation Management Solutions LLC
VA, USA
 

George E. Mueller
Kistler Aerospace Corporation
WA, USA
 

Fabrizio Pinto
InterStellar Technologies Corporation
CA, USA
 

Darel Preble
Space Solar Power Institute
GA, USA
 

Crispin Tickell
James Martin Institute for Science and Civilization
Oxford University, England
 

Thomas F. Valone
Integrity Research Institute
DC, USA