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A [[currency]] backed by [[energy]]. This type of currency could be used to create an [[energy economy]] - a method for a [[local currency]] to be implemented in any [[community]]. The problem with many local currencies such as [[LETS]] <ref>([http://www.transaction.net/money/lets/ LETS])
A [[currency]] backed by [[energy]]. This type of currency could be used to create an [[energy economy]] - a method for a [[local currency]] to be implemented in any [[community]]. The problem with many local currencies such as [[LETS]] <ref>[http://www.transaction.net/money/lets/ LETS]</ref> or [[Ithaca hours]] is that in businesses that are not a part of the program the currency is useless. However, if the currency can be used by ANY business or community member it can scale. A currency backed by [[renewable energy]] achieves this goal. The technology is finally available to make this happen.
</ref> or [[Ithaca hours]] is that in businesses that are not a part of the program the currency is useless. However, if the currency can be used by ANY business or community member it can scale. A currency backed by [[renewable energy]] achieves this goal. The technology is finally available to make this happen.


Of the many advantages to such a system - adoption of a energy currency could correct the current [[market failure]] to address [[climate change]] by realigning economics with the reality of [[net energy]].
Of the many advantages to such a system - adoption of a energy currency could correct the current [[market failure]] to address [[climate change]] by realigning economics with the reality of [[net energy]].


 
== Sources for Further Reading on the general topic ==
==Sources for Further Reading on the general topic:==
*[http://www.solarcoin.org SolarCoin 1MWh of solar electricity based on bitcoin technology]
* [http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1802166 DeKo Transitional Energy portfolio proposal for central banks SSRN Paper]
* [http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/24/local-energy-local-currency-local-power/ Local Energy - Local Currency - Local Power by Rob Hopkins]
* [http://transitionculture.org/2006/01/24/local-energy-local-currency-local-power/ Local Energy - Local Currency - Local Power by Rob Hopkins]
* [http://www.capitalownership.org/lib/TurnbullSelectingACommunityCurrency.htm Shann Turnbull in articles called Selecting a Community Currency]
* [http://www.capitalownership.org/lib/TurnbullSelectingACommunityCurrency.htm Shann Turnbull in articles called Selecting a Community Currency]
* [http://cog.kent.edu/lib/TurnbullBook/TurnbullBook.htm  Democratising the Wealth of Nations - from new money sources and profit motives]
* [http://cog.kent.edu/lib/TurnbullBook/TurnbullBook.htm  Democratising the Wealth of Nations - from new money sources and profit motives]
* [http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/306/groupID/2/categoryID/9/v/c1521f7e-2491-4a6a-b501-04da9f398167 David Boyle’s “The Money Changers”]  
* [http://shop.earthscan.co.uk/ProductDetails/mcs/productID/306/groupID/2/categoryID/9/v/c1521f7e-2491-4a6a-b501-04da9f398167 David Boyle’s “The Money Changers”]  
* “Notes on the World Kilowatt Dollar”
* [http://www.energyandlife.org/energyandlife/index.php?title=Energy_as_a_currency Energy as a currency at Energy and Life]
* [http://www.schumachersociety.org/newsletters/04jun18.html in the Schumacher Society by Robert Swann, called “The Place of a Local Currency in a World Economy” ]
* [http://www.schumachersociety.org/newsletters/04jun18.html in the Schumacher Society by Robert Swann, called “The Place of a Local Currency in a World Economy” ]
* [http://solarbud.blogspot.com/2005/05/world-kilowatt-dollar.html World Kilowatt Dollar]
* [http://solarbud.blogspot.com/2005/05/world-kilowatt-dollar.html World Kilowatt Dollar] (note that a kilowatt is a unit of [[power]] not [[energy]].)
* [http://www.theperfectcurrency.org The Perfect Currency] a site dedicated to energy currency


There has also been significant discussion in the literature about an "energy currency" based in the [[hydrogen economy]] but this is more focused around an economy run on hydrogen rather than say [[oil]] not as the the hydrogen being the means of exchange.
There has also been significant discussion in the literature about an "energy currency" based in the [[hydrogen economy]] but this is more focused around an economy run on hydrogen rather than say [[oil]] not as the the hydrogen being the means of exchange.


See also
==See also==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currencies Local Currencies at Wikipedia]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currencies Local Currencies at Wikipedia]
* [[An International Energy Clearing Union]] [http://www.energybulletin.net/node/6118]
* http://www.metacurrency.org/
* [[Energy Theory of Value Literature Review]]


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==References==
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[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Economics]]
[[Category:Energy]]

Revision as of 20:15, 11 July 2014

A currency backed by energy. This type of currency could be used to create an energy economy - a method for a local currency to be implemented in any community. The problem with many local currencies such as LETS [1] or Ithaca hours is that in businesses that are not a part of the program the currency is useless. However, if the currency can be used by ANY business or community member it can scale. A currency backed by renewable energy achieves this goal. The technology is finally available to make this happen.

Of the many advantages to such a system - adoption of a energy currency could correct the current market failure to address climate change by realigning economics with the reality of net energy.

Sources for Further Reading on the general topic

There has also been significant discussion in the literature about an "energy currency" based in the hydrogen economy but this is more focused around an economy run on hydrogen rather than say oil not as the the hydrogen being the means of exchange.

See also

References

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