Group 5 GMO in Biofuel Seminar

GROUP 5 G.M.O. IN BIOFUEL Seminar II Claudia Durall; Carina Sollert; G.M.O.s? Marcus Korvela; Maruthibabu Paidikondala; Xin Li

CONCEPTS Genetically Modified Organisms. (G.M.O.) Bioenergy is renewable energy made available from materials derived from biological sources.

RISKS Environmental risks: species invasion, contaminants, in bioenergy processing. Human & animal health: toxins or disease-causing organisms. Monopoly on technology & science. Anti-Science sentiments.

REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL USE OF ALGAE OR CYANOBACTERIA IN EUROPE Every country in Europe has their own laws but in general Ex. The UK laws requires advance notice before start to work with GMM Applicant are required to assign a risk level: adopt measures (before they start to use GMM) Have a plan to monitor the proposed use in order to identify any potential adverse effects ocurring as a result of the use Agency receiving the application dossier period to prepare a formal assessment report Commercialization cannot take place until there has been consent from the agency When the decision is made: National goverments are required to report to EU and other members

AUTONOMY MATRIX ANALYSIS Values No regulation Positive Negative Economy Commercial Diversification; Reduce R&D costs More jobs More choices on fuels Expanding knowledge; Technology busts Unbalanced competition; Public Price control; Living costs Non practical; Disconnect with society; Other research area defocused Technology blockage Scientific Knowledge & Technology Biofuel production Better productivity; Competitive Clean energy; Less pollution; Lower CO2 level Better living place; Sustainable development; Discovering nature Environmental Nature Unknown long terms side effect Human Unknown long terms side effect from life cycle (Toxic, species invasion) Playing GOD Philosophy Minimize Problems With rational regulation and limitations

AUTONOMY MATRIX ANALYSIS Values With regulation Positive Negative Economy Commercial Diversification; Balanced competition More jobs More choices Expanding knowledge; Focused on practical and also on safety Technologies; Less production, but more safety issue considered; Better for long term Clean energy; Less pollution; Lower CO2 level Better living place; Sustainable development; Study the nature respectfully Higher R&D costs; Promising project abandoned Higher charge for the Biofuel products Limitation on the research area; Slower discovery; Public Scientific Knowledge & Technology Biofuel production More technology blockage; Slower raising; Less competitive with other fuels; Unknown long terms side effect (toxicity etc.) Environmental Nature Human Unknown long terms side effect on the food chain (toxicity etc.) Playing GOD in a modest level Philosophy Minimize Problems Better regulation and open up public science for Biofuel G.M.O.

AUTONOMY MATRIX ANALYSIS Values Ban G.M.O. Positive Negative Economy Commercial More money and time focus on other fields ?? Less diversification; More fossil fuel competition Higher living costs; Less jobs in new energy field; More time cost and non-practical; Synthetic biology research area defocused Technology barrier; Non-competitive towards other fuels; Less contribution to reduce the CO2 level and pollution; Some species invasion risk; Less sustainable development; Public Scientific Knowledge & Technology More progress on finding new native strains; Other new energy tech; Other new energy tech for biofuel; No side effect by G.M.O.s; Biofuel production Environmental Nature Human No side effect by G.M.O.s; Philosophy Respect the nature Restricted use of a relevant tool Minimize Problems With rational regulation and limitations on the other sources

by Joshua Kagan, Travis Bradford Forecast of per capita energy consumption, using the energy estimates in the left figure divided by world population estimates by the UN. Amounts before the black line are actual; after the black line are estimates.

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