Humans are greedy and we always develop and invent new technology for our comfort without thinking about it's effects on nature. Because of our selfish attitude, climate change has become a critical problem in last couple of decades. In my opinion, root of this problem lies in extensive use of fossil fuels which should be reduced.
Environmentalists urge people to switch to inexhaustible resources for various reasons. One of them is that they are available in abundance. It means that inexhaustible resources are unlikely to deplete from earth anytime soon. For example, solar energy is gaining popularity nowadays because it is cheaper and is available in infinite quantity. Another reason is that burning fossil fuels causes high amount of pollution. As a result, global warming occurs which leads to climate change and several other ill-effects on earth. To illustrate, diesel engines produce 13% more carbon dioxide emission than regular gas vehicles.
However, we should not put an immediate end to usage of fossil fuels. We have yet to exploit renewable resources to their full potential. Usage of renewable resources is a relatively fresh concept and sustenance of entire world on them is not possible yet. For instance, Japan is world's leading producer of geothermal energy yet it contributes to 4% of Japan's energy requirements. Another reason is the availability of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are available in most locations on earth and can be transported easily while renewable resources are confined to some places. For example, Geothermal energy is only present in limited regions on earth.
To conclude, a likely reason for climate change is our overdependency on fossil fuels. I think that we should use fossil fuels sparingly and develop more methods to exploit inexhaustible resources to stop climate change and have a healthier planet.
Humans are
greedy and
we always develop and invent new technology for our comfort without thinking
about it's effects
on nature.
Because
of our selfish attitude,
climate
change
has become a critical problem in last couple of decades. In my opinion, root of this problem lies in extensive
use
of
fossil
fuels
which should be
reduced
.
Environmentalists urge
people
to switch to inexhaustible resources for various
reasons
. One of them is that they are available in abundance. It means that inexhaustible resources are unlikely to deplete from earth anytime
soon
.
For example
, solar
energy
is gaining popularity nowadays
because
it is cheaper and is available in infinite quantity. Another
reason
is that burning
fossil
fuels
causes high amount of pollution.
As a result
, global warming occurs which leads to
climate
change
and several other ill-effects on earth. To illustrate, diesel engines produce 13% more carbon dioxide emission than regular gas vehicles.
However
, we should not put an immediate
end
to usage of
fossil
fuels
. We have
yet
to exploit renewable resources to their full potential. Usage of renewable resources is a
relatively
fresh concept and sustenance of entire world on them is not possible
yet
.
For instance
, Japan is world's leading producer of geothermal
energy
yet
it contributes to 4% of Japan's
energy
requirements. Another
reason
is the availability of
fossil
fuels
.
Fossil
fuels
are available in most locations on earth and can
be transported
easily
while renewable resources
are confined
to
some
places.
For example
, Geothermal
energy
is
only
present in limited regions on earth.
To conclude
, a likely
reason
for
climate
change
is our
overdependency
on
fossil
fuels
. I
think
that we should
use
fossil
fuels
sparingly
and develop more methods to exploit inexhaustible resources to
stop
climate
change
and have a healthier planet.