Scenario: You have just come back from a study abroad in Copenhagen and visited

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Scenario: You have just come back from a study abroad in Copenhagen and visited the Copenhill Power Plant by Bjarke Ingels.

Using the information in the posted reading, “Green Cities and Garbage Death Rays”, develop 3 talking points you would use in a conversa*on with the land development company, Dell Web to convince them to use a Waste-toEnergy System to power their next large development project.

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1. From the history, the civil engineer for national energy deparment Mr. Peter bach told the Wall street journal echoing the sentiments of majority U.S countrymen. This journal states about countries independence and conservation embedded life style. Also, the secret sause for the entire nation of denmark is its mastery of converting trash into renewable energy source. By modeling with japan and other european countries america's engineer apostle of the untapped power of garbage, they put this waste to energy plants in thier neighbour hoods which becamne the part of the fabric of the community. since they are clean and efficient, people are proud of it.

2. As of 2011, Denmark has constructed 29 waste to energy plants(ten are more are planned and are in construction). though it took years for subtarranean heating which require a massive public works undertaking with extensive and disruptive excavations, the climate have been dropped to fifth of what they have been. rebates and tax incentives accompanied a mandate for developers and which led to the mass purchases of energy efficient applicances by house owners and business man. The adoptation rate is reached 90%.

3. In 70's Denmark depended on foriegn fossil fuels supplies for 90% of its energy. now it is independent of energy and net oil exporter from its modest drilling operations.

These are some of the statements pretty good to convince to use waste to energy system as thier next large development project.

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