T2 energy-crisis
Posted: Wed May 28, 2014 9:47 am
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The consumption of the resources on the earth is increasing at an alarming rate and above a dangerous level. What are the causes of this? What can be done to reduce it?
It is true that humans are consuming the natural resources at a staggering pace and we are probably running out of fossil fuels within 200 years.
There are two major underlying reasons for this problem. One of them is the population explosion in recent decades. The global population has reached 60 billion a few years ago and is expected to keep growing. To support the everyday life of such a huge amount of people, more energy and material is needed for transportation, electricity and construction. Most of these resources come from natural resources such as land, forest and fossil oil. Another cause of the high consumption of natural resources is the changing modern lifestyles. Nowadays, human activities are increasingly relying on fossil fuels. For example, the number of cars is increasing dramatically in the last decades. More and more oil is consumed to keep the wheels running.
In order to mitigate this problem, some measures should be taken by governments. Firstly, birthrate control is needed, especially in some developing countries. Some countries such as China have adopted some policies which have significantly reduced the birthrate and controlled the population growth. Secondly, encouraging people to choose “greener” transportation and use energy from renewable resources like water, wind and solar power could be another method to decrease the consumption of natural resources.
To sum up, there are always more solutions than problems. If governments can implement these aforementioned measures, the risk of running out of natural resources could be effectively controlled.
Many thanks!
The consumption of the resources on the earth is increasing at an alarming rate and above a dangerous level. What are the causes of this? What can be done to reduce it?
It is true that humans are consuming the natural resources at a staggering pace and we are probably running out of fossil fuels within 200 years.
There are two major underlying reasons for this problem. One of them is the population explosion in recent decades. The global population has reached 60 billion a few years ago and is expected to keep growing. To support the everyday life of such a huge amount of people, more energy and material is needed for transportation, electricity and construction. Most of these resources come from natural resources such as land, forest and fossil oil. Another cause of the high consumption of natural resources is the changing modern lifestyles. Nowadays, human activities are increasingly relying on fossil fuels. For example, the number of cars is increasing dramatically in the last decades. More and more oil is consumed to keep the wheels running.
In order to mitigate this problem, some measures should be taken by governments. Firstly, birthrate control is needed, especially in some developing countries. Some countries such as China have adopted some policies which have significantly reduced the birthrate and controlled the population growth. Secondly, encouraging people to choose “greener” transportation and use energy from renewable resources like water, wind and solar power could be another method to decrease the consumption of natural resources.
To sum up, there are always more solutions than problems. If governments can implement these aforementioned measures, the risk of running out of natural resources could be effectively controlled.