a research proposal

a research proposal

The Importance of Renewable Energy Sources in Reducing Climate Change

1. Introduction

Renewable energy sources can help reduce climate change. Most global warming emissions are produced by energy use. Carbon dioxide is a major global warming gas which is increasing. To no surprise, carbon dioxide is emitted by burning coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels. These fossil fuels are burned to produce electricity or to power our vehicles. Even the waste from certain animals and the decay of organic matter in municipal solid waste releases methane – another significant greenhouse gas – into the atmosphere. In addition, the refrigerator and air conditioning equipment leaks hydrofluorocarbons into the atmosphere. All of these gases in various quantities end up in the atmosphere and stay there for a long time. Many well-established scientific studies are seeing a correlation to man’s effect of global warming and the increase of catastrophic weather events such as hurricanes. A warmer climate increases the intensity of these storms and it is also expected that these effects will increase the spread of infectious diseases. It is clear that climate change is among the greatest threats facing humanity so what can be done about it?

2. Literature Review

In the first article “Risky Business: Perceptions of Climate Change and Environmental Health in a Canadian Province”…. The article concludes that the local level scale that people perceive climate change, uncertainty, and non-linearity indicate that barriers to action in the form of mitigative and adaptive strategies are formidable. According to the results of a focus group and interviews with various environmental health stakeholders in P.E.I, climate change was seen as a risk to environmental health. Although the fact that it’s already happening, and things out of the ordinary happening are probably environmental health issues that are related to climate change. This is caused because people are only able to observe health effects that are non-specific and occur sporadically. Perception of climate change and environmental health are seen as quite worrisome issues, there was a consensus that public health is an issue that almost every citizen of P.E.I can identify with, meaning it’s an issue that cuts across various sectors and it provides a common ground to take steps to mitigate or adapt to climate change.

This literature review discusses the importance of the perception of climate change, its impact on communities and the environment, and the Canadian government’s position from three articles. The first article investigates the perception of climate change and uncertainty in a P.E.I community. The second article examines the effectiveness of the Canadian government in implementing green energy initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The third article looks at the potential impacts of climate change in Canada. All three articles are aimed at using their research of the issue to influence positive change towards a more sustainable future to reduce the impact of climate change.

3. Methodology

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Solomon compares with specific references. Nuclear power and successful usage of sandstone hydro and biomass resources can result in cooperations in the midst of economy and environment by virtue of encourage impacts. Wind power can realize monetary change by strategy of occupation in an industry isolated from coal mining. Overall level it was chosen that the most significant impact occurs in the midst of sales of relic fuels to renewable other options. This compares because without boundary impediments, request is expense in flexible business divisions and therefore changes in expenses of specific items are specifically felt.

The paragraph presents to us a huge measure of handling as for exploiting sustainable power source reducing global warming. From the start, the different sources and theories related are focused. By then the relating environmental effects, both positive and negative are discussed. Overall effects are then connected by methods for a model delineating the eventual outcome of coherence, save subsidizes, advancement and pay. To find the best strategy for propelling sustainable power source an oversaw procedure is used. This incorporates searching for the best available information, evaluating this information, choosing an option, execution and subsequently continuing to the accompanying stage if the present framework is deficient. This has yielded some critical conclusions.

4. Expected Results

The world will be cleaner and much healthier when we decide to use renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy. Generation of electricity through renewable energy does not release harmful greenhouse gases, thus does not pollute the air. It will reduce the risk of global warming, which is caused by an increase in temperature. According to the Energy Information Administration, world carbon dioxide emissions will increase by 51,000 million from 2004 to 2030. Use of renewable energy sources in the scenario will lessen the emission to 41,000 million metric tons (MMT), thus proving to reduce the risk of global warming. By 2050, it will lessen the carbon dioxide emission up to 80%. Global warming is creating many severe impacts on our environment. It increases the likelihood of more frequent and severe droughts and floods. A shift in the Earth’s weather patterns, which is known as climate change, will affect food production around the world. It will disturb the production of food as certain crops can only be grown in certain conditions. Focusing on the European market of biomass for bioenergy, it was found that climate change would increase the productivity of bioenergy crops. This can be beneficial for energy export but has various sustainability implications. Other impacts on agriculture include the shift in weeds, disease and pest cycles, and the heat stress on livestock. All of the positive derivatives are expected to result in increased food prices, relative to wood biomass, which provides a cheap alternative. Use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, and wind power have no negative effects on climate change and will provide the same product as the current situation. These energy sources will reduce the effects of climate change among the energy industry, which have many implications on costs and energy resources. The change in advanced energy technologies and increases in energy efficiency to lessen greenhouse gas emissions have the potential to increase energy prices. This will, in turn, cause changes in energy consumption and production as the world will have to prioritize energy services and reduce energy services, reducing the overall energy demand. In the future, renewable energy sources will provide sustainable energy with a stable cost as it will not be affected by climate change and various global energy implications.

5. Conclusion

We have advanced in many areas, yet we continue to destroy the very environment which sustains our life. The waste from human consumption and production has led to irreversible environmental degradation. Humanity is facing a growing range of uncertainties due to sudden climate changes. Currently, global warming and the resulting climate change is an issue which requires a great deal of attention. Increased storms, floods, droughts, and rising sea levels are a few effects of global warming. The scientific evidence indicates that the Earth’s climate is predicted to change at a far greater rate than it has in the past. It is also predicted to change faster than the ability of the terrestrial, aquatic, and human systems to adapt. The Kyoto Protocol has been developed to fight against global warming by reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Australia, as a member country, has agreed to work towards the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 8% of the 1990 levels between the years 2008-2012. Australia is a lucky country which is rich in renewable energy resources. By switching to these renewable resources, which are more environmentally friendly, Australia will be able to achieve the above-mentioned target. It is clear that renewable energy resources are an essential part of the solution to global warming.