Energy for the future

Why do we need to care about the future you may ask. We are gambling with the future of all living creatures. We burn fossil fuels at a high rate and in the process polluting our atmosphere contributing to global warming. There are just over 7 billion people living on the earth. It will make a huge difference even if every individual starts changing the way we live and pollute the earth.

The burning of fossil fuels releases a lot of harmful gasses (carbon dioxide and methane), into our atmosphere. Industries (factories and thermo-electricity plants) and motor vehicles are some of the biggest contributors of global pollution. We, as individuals can consume less and use motor vehicle transport less. Is it that easy? Yes. On a small scale, in your house, you can make a difference.

China, USA, India, Russia, Japan, Germany, UK and Canada are the biggest contributors to pollution. They have big populations, large industrial development. It is interesting to see that it is mainly the industrialized countries that contribute the most. Does money = air pollution?

Lasengmiao Power Plant in Mongolia

In South Africa most of our pollution comes from our power plants (thermo electricity) which burns millions of tons of coal annually. In Africa the biggest problem is logging – the cutting down of trees, which is then burn for fuel and burning to clear forests for agricultural land.

How are we going to solve the problem?

We need to find alternative energy resources quickly! We need to utilize sustainable resources such as wind, sun, water, tides, waves and biofuels to generate energy.