TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II - Sustainability
SUBJECT: Climate Education Video: How much land does it take to power the world?
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PRESENTATION: Video - “How much land does it take to power the world?” - Ted-Ed
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
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Video: “How much land does it take to power the world?” - Ted-ED
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW0jTe80kmM&list=PLBoopqPhzJXwVbmvx59ZldgKrqzAHsS9t&index=1&t=1s>
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Explore the sustainability of fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable energy and how much space each of these power sources use.
No matter how we make electricity, it takes up space. Coal requires mines and plants to convert it into electricity. Nuclear power takes uranium mines, facilities to refine it, a reactor, and a place to store the spent fuel safely. Renewable energy needs wind turbines or solar panels. So how much space would it take to power the whole world? Explore the sustainability of different power sources.