Question

If our society were to phase out the use of fossil fuels and make a transition to renewable energy resources as our primary energy resources, what types of problems would arise, how might these problems be solved and in what ways would our society be different than it is today? Economic, political, social and environmental issues?

Answer 1

We all know that in this era we are all talking about the impact of fossil fuel on our environment and its harmful effects but the truth is that we are dependent on it and to transfer from fossil fuels to renewable energy is not going to be easy in each and every aspect.

However if we somehow managed to do so then also the impact on environment is not going to be completely nullified because even renewable energy resources have some impact on environment that is :

1.Wind Energy : It is known as the cleanest energy source without any pollution and its never going to exhaust but the problem with wind energy is the availability of wind at the speed needed and this is not possible everywhere around the globe which makes it difficult to establish all around for energy production.

2.Solar Energy: It is also the never ending resource but the problem with solar energy production is that a very large amount of land setup is needed which can result in habitat loss and also the material used for the manufacturing of solar cells are hazardous.

3.Hydroelectric energy:It is a great source of power production using hyro energy but it has its own impact as it stops the free flowiing river which resultss in the loss of habitat around it and also it can be established in hill areas only .

4.GeoThermal energy:In this hot water present inside the earth is use to produce energy but the used water is not cooled properly whuch results in loss of marine life.

All these problem can be solved as instead of installing wind turbine at a single place it can be installed by public itself by help of government and from this many lands can be saved,and for hydroelectricity production several animal species can be shifted somewhere else,Reuse Reduce Recycle this should be implimented so that e-waste can be reduced and hazardous material need not to be make again and again.

If it is implemented properly then a day will come when we will shift completely from fossil fuel to renewable energy resourses,as there are several benfits of it either it is economic,social,environmental or political,we all know that some countries are supreme in producing fossil fuel and renewable energy will decentralize the power,There will be no longer pollution,no longer the climate change neither global warming and all,we will be free from this huge problem and as an indivisual we will have to spend less on travelling which will result in more saving and more pleasant life.

Our environment will be free from all the impurities and ther will again establish a balance between human,animal and nature,no longer masks will be there and no more climate change,life will be good and happy.