A Global Effort

From the previous posts, we can clearly see that we can harness the Earth’s natural resources and elements to produce energy sustainably. There are other forms of energy such as nuclear power, which can be just as efficient. Nuclear power in particular however, has death risks associated with it, which is why it a very controversial topic. Hydrogen can also be used to create energy, just as NASA uses it to launch space shuttles (NASA, 2010).

Perhaps as well as investment into renewable energies, we also need to look to nuclear power. Nuclear power plants obviously have a lot to offer in terms of energy production, however, the risk of radiation escape is potentially high and life threatening e.g. The Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Radiation is also extremely difficult to contain and dispose of. For this reason, I personally feel that renewable energies should be the most substantial energy source of the future. I do also believe that nuclear power does also have a part to play (however small it may be) in future energy sources.

There are many, many ways to harness energy. To really combat climate change, there needs to be a global effort to do so, and as of 2020, there will be! In the COP21 negotiations, 187 countries agreed to emission reduction commitments, including USA, Russia and China (Mabey, 2015). This undoubtedly means more investment into alternative energy sources and exponential growth for the renewable energy market. Feel free to have a look at the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions here.