Alternative energy sources Flashcards
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Explain the key reasons for developing alternative energy sources?
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- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse gases heat up the Earth, and reducing them lessens climate change and helps the environment.
- Stabilizing global temperatures: From greenhouse gases, less icebergs melting etc.
- Reduced air pollution: Burning fossil fuels releases pollutants that harm human health and the environment. Alternative energy sources, those with lower emissions, can reduce air pollution.
- Addressing resource depletion: taking action to reduce the rate at which natural resources are being used up faster than they can be replenished.
- Ensuring energy security: Guaranteeing constant access to sufficient energy at a reasonable cost.