Humans need energy, we always have
and always will but how we used energy
it’s now critical for us to survival. It all began with fire, today it’s mostly
fossil fuels. Now, we are clossing on 7 billion of us. On the planet populations
has had it for 10 billion. Our cities and civilizations depend on massive of the
energy. Fossil fuels, coal, oil and natural gas provide almost 80% of the
energy use world wide. Nuclear it’s a little less in 5%, hydro power a little
under 6% and the other renewable solar, wind and geothermal about 1%, but
growing fast. Wood and dung make up the rest. Using energy is helping many
others would better then ever before. Yet, well over a billion and half of
lagging behind. Without access to electricity and clean fuels.
In recent years, brazillia brougth
the electricity in 10 billion, but in rural siara some still live of the grid.
No elecrtricity, No running water and No refrigerator to keep food save. Life essential
come from their own hard labour. Education
is compossely but study is a challange when evening arrive. The only light is
carving light. Theye are smoky and dangerous.
More than half of china 1.3 billion
citizen living in country side. Many rural residents still used a wood or coal
for cook and heating of the most china already on the grid. China has used the
energy the fuel for development that is brougth more than half billion of property. In
village home there are flat screen TV and air conditioner. By 2030 is projected
350 million chineses more than populations of the entire United State would
move country side the cities, a trend that eco world wide. Development in asia,
africa, and south america would mean 3 billion people would start using more
and more energy as they escape the proverty. Supposed we met the familiar with old fashion hundred watt
light bulb bar unit for compararing energy is. If you are off the grid you
share your nation energy would be just a few hundred watts a few light bulbs.
Southern American ever about 13 bulbs. For fast developing china is more like
22 bulbs. Europe and rusia 5000 watts, 50 bulbs and North American over then 10.000
watts more than 100 bulbs. Now let’s replace those light bulbs with actual
numbers, population have shown cross the bottom and energy used is display
vertically. Off the grid to the left North America to the right. If everone
everywhere start using energy like North american do. The world’s energy consumption with more than
quite drupal and using fossil fuel is clearly unsustainsiable. No doubt about
it. Coal, gas, oil have brought a huge benefit but we wer burning through
aproximally a million times faster than nature save them for us. And they will
run out. What’s even worst the carbon dioxide from that energy system threatened
change the planet in ways they make our life much harder. So, why our fossil
fuels such power full but ultimately promblematic solar of energy .