30.11.2014 Views

Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...

Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...

Advanced Energy Efficiency, Lecture 2: Industry - Rocky Mountain ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

The resource cycle: a massflow perspective<br />

3. Get paid for doing more<br />

and Ecosystem better with Services less for<br />

longer—rewarding all of<br />

these changes<br />

A Natural Capitalist System<br />

Natural Nutrients (Compostables)<br />

Regeneration<br />

Natural Capital<br />

Biotic<br />

Resources<br />

grow<br />

n<br />

1. Improve<br />

Harvesting<br />

and<br />

Extraction<br />

<strong>Efficiency</strong>,<br />

Far Less<br />

Total<br />

Extraction<br />

Technical Nutrients (Remanufacturing & Recycling)<br />

1. Comprehensively,<br />

Radically<br />

Increased<br />

Resource<br />

<strong>Efficiency</strong><br />

2. Recapture<br />

Resources<br />

4. Reinvest<br />

in Natural<br />

Capital<br />

Extraction<br />

Manufacturing<br />

Product Shipped (tons)<br />

Products in Use<br />

Disposition<br />

Abiotic<br />

Resources<br />

mined<br />

2. Recapture<br />

Resources<br />

Extractive Waste<br />

Assimilation of Waste<br />

Waste<br />

Manufacturing Waste<br />

1. Reduce Material<br />

Per Product<br />

Waste From Use<br />

1. Increase<br />

Product<br />

Lifetime<br />

Persistent Waste From Disposal<br />

2. Systematically Design Out Waste and Toxicity

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!