Main Point's:
- No plan to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emission can succeed through increases in energy efficiency alone.
- Economic growth continues to boost the demand for energy more coal for powering new factories, more oil for fueling new cars, more natural gas for heating new homes.
- Carbon emissions will keep climbing despite the introduction of more energy-efficient vehicles, building and appliances.
- To counter the alarming trend of global warming, the U.S. and other countries must make a major commitment to developing renewable energy sources that generate little or no carbon.
- Renewable energy technologies were suddenly and briefly fashionable three decades ago in response to the oil embargoes of the 1970's,
- 5,000 megawatts global generating capacity of solar power.
- 37 percent top efficiency of experimental solar cells.
- 20 to 25 cents cost per kilowatt-hour of solar power.
- Solar cells, wind power and biofuels are rapidly gaining traction in the energy markets, but remain marginal providers compared with fossil fuel sources such as coal, natural gas and oil.
- The annual global production of solar cells, also know as photovoltaics jumped 45 percent.
- Solar-thermal systems, long used to provide hot water for homes or factories, can also generate electricity. Because these systems produce power from solar heat rather than light, they avoid the need for expensive photovoltaics.
- 60,000 megawatts global generating capacity of wind power.
- 0.5 percent fraction of U.S. electricity produced by winds turbines.
- 1.9 cents tax credit for wind power, per kilowatt-hour of electricity.
- 16.2 billion liters of ethanol produced in the U.S. in 2005
- 2.8 percent ethanol's share of all automobile fuel by volume.
- $2 billion annual subsidy for corn-based ethanol
Author's Point's:
The author points about this article to get the world into more natural sources to get energy. Instead of using this type of chemical and toxic plant's we should be more environmental. These steps would give energy companies an enormous financial incentitive to advance the development and commercialization of renewable energy sources. Which is really good for our world and for the future. The threat of climate change can be a rallying cry for a clean-technology revolution that would strengthen the country's manufacturing base, create thousands of jobs and alleviate our international trade deficits-instead of importing foreign oil, we can export high-efficiency vehicles, appliances, wind turbines and photovoltaics. This transformation can turn the nation's energy sector into something that was once deemed impossible. Such as, a vibrant, environmentally sustainable engine of growth.
The author points about this article to get the world into more natural sources to get energy. Instead of using this type of chemical and toxic plant's we should be more environmental. These steps would give energy companies an enormous financial incentitive to advance the development and commercialization of renewable energy sources. Which is really good for our world and for the future. The threat of climate change can be a rallying cry for a clean-technology revolution that would strengthen the country's manufacturing base, create thousands of jobs and alleviate our international trade deficits-instead of importing foreign oil, we can export high-efficiency vehicles, appliances, wind turbines and photovoltaics. This transformation can turn the nation's energy sector into something that was once deemed impossible. Such as, a vibrant, environmentally sustainable engine of growth.
My thought's:
After reading this article its really a interesting article because all its purpose to make the world to start the change and be more natural instead of killing the earth by these toxic's. Also I hope that everyone could make this changes as soon as possible because I just hate how the world is being treated right now. Specially I wish that many foreign countries and company should work together to make this changes fast.
After reading this article its really a interesting article because all its purpose to make the world to start the change and be more natural instead of killing the earth by these toxic's. Also I hope that everyone could make this changes as soon as possible because I just hate how the world is being treated right now. Specially I wish that many foreign countries and company should work together to make this changes fast.
So what?
We should start changing so we can be a good role model for other countries and can make everyone be more environmental.
What if?
If this changes work then we are prepared for the future and many good things will come.
Say who?
Alan Buis
What this remind you of?
Anything that related to the world changes.
We should start changing so we can be a good role model for other countries and can make everyone be more environmental.
What if?
If this changes work then we are prepared for the future and many good things will come.
Say who?
Alan Buis
What this remind you of?
Anything that related to the world changes.