If you are a person alive in
the 21st century I’m absolutely positive that you’ve heard of
something we term ‘Climate Change’. If
you’ve been living under a rock or just never gave it a second thought then let
me enlighten you. Mother Earth is dying. Sounds a bit harsh and melodramatic
right? It isn’t and it is important that we understand what is happening, why
it is happening and what we can do in an effort to make it better.
Climate change is really hard
to ignore now as you can literally see what is happening to our environment,
honestly, you really cannot miss it. I’m sure you’ve been hearing the effects
but you probably don’t care to lend an ear or make a change simply because it
doesn’t affect you directly, but hear me out. I’m going to paint you a picture,
while you read let your imagination run wild.
Picture yourself in the next
10/15 years or so, you’re married and you have kids. You just got the promotion
you’ve been working so hard for and you want to celebrate with your family. You
decide to surprise your family with a vacation, you’re going to Hawaii to take
in the sun, sea and sand and spend some deserved quality time with your loved
ones. You get there and the water is a beautiful turquoise, the sun kisses your
skin softly leaving warmth on your cheeks and the sand feels cool between your
toes. Except, in the next 10/15 years, the Hawaiian islands may have sunken,
you can’t go outside to enjoy the sun because you might get skin cancer and there
is no more beautiful turquoise blue waters to swim in because sea levels rose,
the sandy shores were flooded and the “beaches” are 25% water and 75% trash.
Now you can’t enjoy your family vacation and well, it kind of is your entire
fault in the first place and I’ll tell you exactly why.
WAKE UP PEOPLE WE’RE IN A
CLIMATE EMERGENCY!
Climate Change is a state of
emergency event currently occurring on our planet Earth. Global temperatures
have risen, our ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising, health issues have identifiably been a side effect and the list goes on.
One of the major causes of
global warming is extensive use of fossil fuels. We use fossil fuels
compellingly like our lives depend on it. It may be socially normal as it is
the single most common energy source. We get electricity from it, we get gas
for our cars from it, we need it to cook our food and even have enticing long,
hot showers sponsored by it. That dependence is the root of all our problems.
It has become so detrimental that famous singers have written songs about it,
pop culture artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Dicky, Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande
and many more have been using their platforms to bring light to the endearing
situation.
Video on the Climate Emergency https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvIiZc6uAXA
Contrary to popular belief,
we can make a change, we can make a difference, we can do it and we can start
now. How can we make a difference you may be wondering? CUT OUT FOSSIL FUELS!
We can use more renewable and environmentally friendly energies. One of which
is Solar Energy. Scientists have done their research; engineers have made its
implementation simpler than ever and all facts point to it being a viable
solution to the overuse and abuse of fossil fuels.
Comparison of Solar Energy vs Fossil Fuels https://www.westcoastsolar.com/solar-power-vs-fossil-fuels/
While conducting research on
solar energy I came across an article that highlighted some major benefits of
implementing solar energy. It goes on to say that solar energy is a clean,
renewable source of power from the sun that is a great alternative of fossil
fuels, benefits include a decrease of green house gas emissions, reduction of respiratory and cardio health
issues and is an economically self-maintaining source of energy (Matasci,
2019). Many countries around the world
have slowly been ‘Going Solar’. It starts domestically, using solar panels in
your homes, for example, solar water heaters and installation of photovoltaic
cells for electricity. Why stop there? Petition for governments to increase
subsidies for solar panel installation, invest in the creation of solar power
stations, give environmental grants to largely solar powered cites and towns
and so many more things to encourage this movement.
Solar energy can be the new
wave energy power source. “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a
source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before
we tackle that. – Thomas Edison” Our brilliant minds have recognized it, now
its time to make the solar energy dream a reality.
References:
Matasci, Sarah. “Health and
Environmental benefits of solar energy” Environment
and Clean Technology (2019). https://news.energysage.com/health-environmental-benefits-of-solar-energy/
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