Vol. 10, Issue 1, Part C (2024)

In current times, there are still a lot of people who don’t understand the importance of renewable energy. The world population is expected to exceed 10 billion by 2050, as is the demand for energy in both developed and developing countries. How can a planet of 10 billion people be adequately supplied with clean, safe, and substantial energy? Renewable energy sources are increasingly seen as an essential component of the solution. Concern over the pollution, resource depletion, and potential climate change effects of our continued use of traditional fossil and nuclear fuels has contributed to the increased interest in renewable energy sources. Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. Fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - on the other hand, are non-renewable resources that take hundreds of millions of years to form. Fossil fuels, when burned to produce energy, cause harmful greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide. Generating renewable energy creates far lower emissions than burning fossil fuels. Transitioning from fossil fuels, which currently account for the lion’s share of emissions, to renewable energy is key to addressing the climate crisis. Renewables are now cheaper in most countries, and generate three times more jobs than fossil fuels.