Hello all,  I initially posted this on my blog for people who did not know about ISES or couldn't attend the conference (http://www.like-a-honey-badger.blogspot.com) Thanks again to all the organizers and volunteers for putting this together, it was definitely worth attending!  -Carolina Chanis   The International Student Energy Summit was held in Vancouver, BC from June 9-11. It occurs every two years so it was the perfect timing since... Read more...

By attending ISES 2011, the value and appreciation delegates took and continue to take from the exchange of ideas, experiences and new knowledge is just as great, if not greater, than attending an Oscar or Grammy Awards. I am glad to have this opportunity once again, to express my high appreciation for the networking opportunity extended to us. It all happend in THREE DAYS! ... Read more...

Help team Hot,Cold get the most views on their youtube video and win Challenge 3 by following this link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmvc8CtzoU0   Thanks for your support!... Read more...

To address climate change we must reinvent how we make and use energy. From personal conservation measures, to large infrastructure projects, we can all help shape our energy future. Governments have a special role: they must set the direction and demonstrate that moving towards this future will yield long term benefits by remaining committed to this vision.     A tremendous achievement, B.C. will shortly be able to claim it is the only Carbon Neutral Government in the wo... Read more...

Watch the video logs on my youtube channel on my experiences here at ISES 2011: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheMarkJarder Pictures will be put up on my Facebook Photography Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Jarder-Photography/135791246493063   After Day 2 I will blog about the people I have met here so far. Everyone here has a story to tell and they all came even from as far as Indonesia or Qater in the Middle East!I am looking forward ... Read more...

 I will be putting up pictures and video's of whats going on down here at a student's perspective and showcase the awesome people that I meet and talk to that came from all around the world just to be here!Photos: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Jarder-Photography/135791246493063 Videos: I will post links as I upload them after the end of each day   More blog posts from me later, time to head out and socialize with the other university student... Read more...

I am wondering how the world can double reliance on renewable energy by 2030 as part of goals to slow climate change in a drive that will need strong backing from the private sector, given the recent economic recession and lack of some countries commitments to the Kyoto protocol. The United Nations have set a goal once again, like always. "The new goal is to have 30 percent of energy supplies from renewable sources by 2030. About 13 percent of energy used now comes from renewable sources, mos... Read more...

  As Mat said, being a part of the ISES movement is not only an opportunity but a res... Read more...

  If Latin America's energy consumption hikes a conservative 60% over 20 years, if the energy cost suffer a minor increase and if the energy mix is kept clean, the continent shall: I. Keep the same Hydroelectric power share (28%); II. Hardly noticeable decrease today's oil share of 44.7%; III. Keep the 22.7% Natural Gas share; IV. Ideally rise its Nuclear share of 0.9%; IV. Radically reduce it's coal and traditional ... Read more...

I asked this question because it is difficult for me to imagine that right now approximately two billion people, one third of humanity, do not have access to energy for their most basic needs such as cooking, lighting and heating. Not coincidently, this is the same one third that is currently living in extreme poverty. ... Read more...

Hydropower in the Amazon: clean energy but with social and environmental costs Why is this problem unsolvable? ... Read more...

Hola chicos y chicas! Como vocês estão? I am Matheus - you may call me Matt. I am the Latin America's Representative on the Student Assembly (http://www.studentenergy.org/student-assembly). Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend the conference due to visa issues. I am currently living in China and even though we tried everything we could in order to make my attendance possible (including flying to another country in order to apply for a visa and pulling three all-nighters in... Read more...

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South Asia is constituted by eight developing countries where India, the largest of the 7, shares borders with six of them viz. Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. All of these countries, except the island nations of Sri Lanka and Maldives share land borders with India. Nepal and Bhutan are landlocked. The region has several major interstate rivers plus a common sea coastline extending from Pakistan in the west to Bangladesh in the east. However,... Read more...

  Introduction   We can categorize Africa’s energy sector into three distinct regions. North A... Read more...

Maldives is a country that houses a population of about 320,000 with a GDP of approximately US $3500 with an annual growth rate of approximately 7-9% over the last decade. The Maldives is constituted by about 1,192 islands with about 192 inhabited islands spanning an area of approximately 300 sq kms. The region is vulnerable to: 1) Beach Erosion 2) Damage to Infrastructure... Read more...

The warming in the greater Himalayas has been much greater than the global average: for example, 0.6 degrees Celsius per decade in Nepal compared with a global average of 0.74 degrees Celsius over the last 100 years. Research has shown that the deposition of black soot and emission of aerosols is accelerating the meltdown of the glaciers, particularly in the Himalayan regions. The black soot that deposits on the top layer of the snow; absorbs more heat and therefore leads to a ... Read more...

  The rapid rise in global food and energy prices has created political and economic stress all over South Asia with serious strategic implications for India, Pakistan, and the region at large. The energy crisis is the most immediate. With oil hovering around $120 a barrel, developing nations with high energy demands like India and Pakistan are particularly vulnerable. The food crisis, on the other hand, is more systemic. While rising energy costs have exacerbated inflation and c... Read more...

Hi Folks,   Trans-regional energy problems are often omitted and usually ignored by regional analyses, since they are not a priority for regional energy policy. They are however crucial to understanding global energy dynamics, not only because they deal with relevant and important problems, but because they help maintain and sharpen a global perspective on things. The Student Assembly has thus compiled a set of trans-regional problems based on our region specific research a... Read more...

While by no means exhaustive, the below issues are some of the energy challenges currently ... Read more...