Climate crisis and clean energy
These are the biggest hits on the global newsstand, and we can see them every day as breaking news and headlines that make it look like a world war; with the latest, EVERYDAY!!! The problem is that world leaders have taken the lead in putting an end to “the war”, but their actions have been confined to their big mouths and packages of signed papers, without real ACTION!
As a result, the words "climate crisis" and "weather change," which are two distinct but related topics, have sparked the public interest. Climate is the weather of a geographic area measured over time, while weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions. Although the weather will still be a chaotic system, changes in our atmosphere do increase the chances of extreme weather. Even if the weather for next month will still be a mysterious secret, we can always work together to preserve the world for centuries to come.
When it comes to climate change, the Paris Agreement should not be overlooked. The Paris Agreement was signed to avert catastrophe, but it seems to have had no effect due to a lack of intervention on a worldwide platform, which has turned this into a crisis. However, in light of the preceding statement, some countries, such as Morocco, are making progress by adopting the solar power concept, while other mates at in this case are increasingly becoming failures. So, they are shirking responsibilities of their own while they are blowing their own trumpets.
The global average temperature has risen approximately 1 degree Celsius since the 1880s. While a difference of 1 degree Celsius does not seem to be significant, it has a significant impact on many of the Earth's processes. in other words, let’s take as if our body temperature rises by one degree above normal, it means that something is wrong and has an impact.
Scientists have recently agreed that our world is changing, and that humans are hastening those changes. Within 40 years, human activity has increased the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by more than 20%. Due to these, Glaciers are losing their mass, flora and fauna ranges are shifting, sea levels are increasing, and more extreme heat waves are occurring, among other things.
Even though these things happened still, How are we capable of continuing this and preparing to start building new power plants that operate on fossil fuels, if the burning of fossils brings the extinction of humans in the near future? Why can't we continue to use solar power, which is a wonderful blessing that showers the world as light, daily? Why are we squandering these resources? In other words, we are not allowing others to profit from it, and through deforestation, we have turned evil by refusing to allow them to live and have the blessings of their mother, hypocritically.
We have all forgotten that we are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, with up to 200 species perishing every day as a result of global pollution.
Meanwhile, Greenhouse gas emissions were almost negligible during the pandemic, and this case speaks louder than signed agreements. Aside from the fact that the levels are higher than at any other time in human history, the pace at which they have risen indicates that humans are to blame.
So, why don't we put a stop to it? Are we really as evil as we appear to be? We got the signs, but we did not pay attention to the hint from the future. As a result, there are now drawbacks to this game known as "Corona". That is to say, how much we disobeyed our mother and how she responded by kneeling us due to our arrogance and stubbornness. We must behave in order to get a genuine reaction, rather than spending time hoping for agreements.
As a result, “clean energy” will be a new trend to consider. Renewable energy sources, such as hydropower, geothermal energy, solar energy, and others, replenish themselves naturally without depletion in the earth. Think how clean energy can be effective on a global scale, as well as how it can create millions of job opportunities. But, aside from massive summits, we do not see any reaction towards this!
Another important point to keep in mind is that developing renewable energy sources requires a lot of money up front, as well as the cost of storage. Even if this issue were to be resolved, the capacity of electricity generation would be insufficient for the consumption, which is inherently unreliable.
When it comes to "solar energy," a wide area is needed to do so as a farm known as a solar farm. As a result, deforestation happened and eventually both flora and fauna become vulnerable as their natural habitat is lost. After 25 years, the solar panels are no longer functional and pose a threat to the environment.
If we can invent solar panels that contained eco-friendly pigments just same as plant chloroplasts which can store sunlight?
Also, according to recent papers, nuclear energy, especially Thorium, has an effect on the above-mentioned problems' solutions. However, we will need to find answers for safety measures in the event that there has been a leakage and release of radioactive particles that are toxic to species and can cause mutations or even extinction.
The real action must be to conserve nature, not to wait before a disaster occurs, and not to amass money for grandchildren without saving the environment. Once you make “her” feel secure, she will never underestimate to protect us from ANYTHING, because she is a mother.
So, in light of this, does it follow that our efforts to save the environment have a greater impact on environmental destruction?
References
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