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The Cleantech Future : Industries for A Healthy Planet
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Is it realistic or fanciful to look forward to a clean world? A world in which energy is 100 percent renewable, water is no longer polluted, transportation is truly green, and production methods ar...
Is it realistic or fanciful to look forward to a clean world? A world in which energy is 100 percent renewable, water is no longer polluted, transportation is truly green, and production methods are harmless to the environment? According to the "clean technology" school of thought, there will be such a world. This film explores the fascinating possibilities of a new industrial revolution promised by cleantech entrepreneurship and corporate practices. While not every scientist or economist sees them as inevitable, these possibilities include eco-friendly mobility powered by sustainable energy, clean drinking water for all thanks to nanotechnology, textile dyes that use recycled carbon dioxide, and more. Is all of this feasible? Could it be happening successfully even now? Commentary from Nick Parker, cofounder of the Cleantech Group, offers answers to those questions and outlines what our world might be like in the decades to come.
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- NPO/Netherlands Public Broadcast
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- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2013], c2012
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (49 min.) : sd., col
- digital
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- OCLC
- ocn863064257
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 17, 2013.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
- System requirements: FOD playback platform.
- Introduction: Is Clean Energy a Dream? (2:30) -- Too Many People Want Too Much (2:12) -- What is Cleantech? (2:09) -- Cleantech Start-up Company (3:27) -- China: Leader in Electric Transportation (2:42) -- Shenzhen's Electric Taxis and Buses (2:22) -- Making Solar Viable (2:47) -- Current Economic Model Not the Answer (3:14) -- Clean Technology Still Niche (2:25) -- Award Winning SolarBag by Puralytics (5:26) -- Using Cleantech to Restore Ecosystems (1:52) -- Stone Printing Process (3:30) -- Uncalculated Environmental and Social Costs (2:28) -- Cleantech Economic Thinking (3:01) -- Profits from Leasing Light (2:52) -- Final Thoughts (1:47) -- Credits: The Cleantech Future: Industries for A Healthy Planet (0:27)