2007 Estimated International Energy Flows

Smith, C A; Belles, R D; Simon, A J

doi:10.2172/1021561

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“…These phenomena are not limited to the food sector. Industrial-scale production and massive consumption of goods and services in many cases imply a significant waste of resources: a remarkable example can be taken from the energy sector, where about 54% of the total energy globally generated is estimated to be lost, i.e., not used, despite the large dependence on non-renewable sources, and the ratio is much higher in the most industrialised countries [185]. Table 7 displays a crosswise classification of the identified contexts, sub-contexts and groupings of drivers prioritised according to the possibility of interventions to be undertaken by individual stakeholders, interest groups, and policy makers for reducing FW.…”

Section: A Cross-contextual Prioritization and Some Conclusionmentioning

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Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

Canali

Amani

Aramyan³

et al. 2016

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Abstract:The growing volumes of food globally lost or wasted and implications for food security and sustainability have raised the concern of researchers, governments, international organizations and grass-root movements. Much research and experiences investigating food waste causes and drivers focus on one specific segment of the food supply chain and limit the analysis to the situation of one or few countries, while the few studies of wider geographical scope also target other relevant and diversified objectives (e.g., food waste definition, quantification, environmental and economic impacts, and recommendations for interventions). This study, carried out by a network of European institutions involved in research and initiatives against food waste, focuses on the analysis of a broad area, Europe, through a wide and systematic literature review and consultation with stakeholders in international focus groups. The food supply chain was divided into seven segments and three main contexts were defined for the examination of food waste sources: Technological, Institutional (related to organisational factors, i.e., business management, economy, legislation, and policy), and Social (related to consumers' behaviours and lifestyles). Results suggest a wide and multifaceted problem, interconnected across all stages of the food supply chain, from primary production, to final consumption. Within each context, the identified drivers have been grouped according to the possibilities and the type of interventions for food waste reduction. A final cross-contextual prioritization distinguished food waste sources related to (A) inherent characteristics of food; (B) social and economic factors; (C) individual non-readily changeable behaviours; (D) other priorities targeted by private and public stakeholders; (E) diversified factors, such as mismanagement, inefficient legislation, lack of awareness or information; and sub-optimal use of available technologies, which could be more promptly changed. Such diversification of causes calls for specific monitoring systems, targeted policy measures, and actions of individual stakeholders at each stage of the food supply chain.

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Section: A Cross-contextual Prioritization and Some Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

Canali

Amani

Aramyan³

et al. 2016

Sustainability

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224

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“…One of the most quoted sources is Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (USA), whose energy flow is very helpful to understand the supply part of the energy equation (Smith et al, 2011).…”

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Energy at the Crossroads

Trifunović¹

2015

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference - Synthesis 2015

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Abstract:Issues related to energy production and consumption are becoming increasingly relevant for the overall economic development and social well-being. There is an almost linear correlation between energy consumption and economy growth. On the other hand, increased energy consumption has adverse effects on the environment, including the presumed influence on climate change. Political aspects of energy resources should not be neglected too, as insignificant number of countries owns most of the non-renewable energy resources. However, the greatest issue related to energy consumption is quite simple: there isn't sufficient amount of energy resources that could meet the needs and aspirations of the growing global population. This paper provides a quantitative overview of the key issues related to global energy consumption and available energy sources with the aim to draw attention to looming issues related to sustainable development. Apstrakt:Problemi vezani za proizvodnju i potrošnju energije su od sve većeg značaja za ekonomski razvoj i društveno blagostanje. Postoji gotovo linearna korelacija između potrošnje energije i ekonomskog rasta. Sa druge strane, povećana energetska potrošnja utiče negativno na životno okruženje, uključujući i navodni uticaj na klimatske promene. Ni politički aspekti vezani za energetske resurse ne mogu biti zanemareni, s obzirom da mali broj zemalja poseduje većinu ne-obnovljivih resursa. Pored svega, najveći problem vezan za potrošnju energije je veoma jednostavan: nema dovoljno energetskih resursa koji su potrebni kako bi se zadovoljile potrebe i očekivanja rastuće globalne populacije. Ovaj rad daje kvatitativni prikaz problema vezanih za globalnu potrošnju energije i raspoložive energetske izvore, sa ciljem da ukaže na dolazeće probleme vezane za održivi razvoj.

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“…It is no wonder then why several countries have started employing it for reporting energy data and in some cases even disaggregating the data to craft reports limited to specific regions or time intervals [3], [4], [8], [10], [12].…”

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Visualizing Energy Data and Seeing the Whole Picture of Energy in Guatemala

Morales

Aguilar

Ponciano

2013

Power and Energy / 807: Intelligent Systems and Control / 808: Technology for Education and Learning

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Taking several visualizations produced by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for US country-wide energy use as examples, we explored the possibility of designing and assembling a custom visualization of the energy data provided by the Ministry of Energythe national energy agencyof Guatemala. We found that energy data is consistently collected and regularly published in Guatemala but the reports seldom include graphics and analysis that tell the full story of energy for each time lapse with little to none consideration for the lay reader. In this paper we present preliminary results about the designed visualizations and explain the procedure followed to construct and validate each one of them. As the project evolved we found that the need for this type of representations of energy data is felt not only in our country but in most of Latin America. Efforts to fulfill that need were identified and coordination with them has started.

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2007 Estimated International Energy Flows

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Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

Food Waste Drivers in Europe, from Identification to Possible Interventions

Energy at the Crossroads

Visualizing Energy Data and Seeing the Whole Picture of Energy in Guatemala

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