Environmental Concerns And Climate Change

In a growing world, electricity production is becoming a problem due to coal fired electrical plants releasing millions of gallons of greenhouse gases, ecological problems with pollution in water, and health risks concerning workers and people living nearby. But with new technology and advances in renewable energy sources, wind energy is becoming one of the most popular energy sources for many states.

Climate change is one of the most controversial and ongoing topics in society today. Scientist and politicians alike all have opinions, but very often they are not in line with each other. 97% of climatologists agree that climate change is happening, as well as many of the large corporations in this field such as NASA, the Geological Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of science. Still, these debates take place on sites such as climatedebatedaily.com or the worldwide conference that was held on June 6, 2015 that took place 79 countries. Both sides claim to have solid evidence that supports their theories, but it is evident to most scientists and corporations alike that the human race is creating our own destruction

Everyone can agree climate change is real but not everyone agrees whether it is an issue that needs solving. One side of the argument states that the rate of climate change is worrying and that this is caused by the mass burning of fossil fuels. Whatever a person 's stance on the topic is they both agree that mass use of fossil fuels are unsustainable. Research into renewable energy sources has been done at exponential rates every year. This research has led to the argument of which renewable source is the most effective. Two lead candidates for this spot is Wind and Hydropower. Each one of these sources has trade-offs when it comes to reliability, energy output, and environmental impact but both energy sources would work better together.

Wind farms might be an attractive option for B.C. Hydro. But where they are located is a matter of broad public

There is an issue on this planet that will define this generation. The issue is climate change. Global warming. A world on the collapse as our oceans are acidified, our air polluted, our forests disappearing, and human rights issues getting worse. It seems that people are not aware of how big climate change actually is. It’s not something that only takes place on the ice caps or in the forests on the far corners of the world. This is an issue that happens here, and now. It’s real. It’s happening.

Offshore wind power has become a need of the hour in renewable energy production due to the rising prices of oil and continually increasing demand for a separate energy sector. Offshore wind has the prospective to deliver at least four times the current U.S. demand of energy, as per mentioned by the Global Wind Energy Council. However, there are many challenges and advantages that are significant for us to comprehend.

“Worldwide, hydropower facilities possess a significant amount of installed electric generating capacity. IEA statistics indicate that at the end of 2001 there was in excess of 450,000 MW of installed capacity within IEA member countries, with about half in Europe and half in North America. In addition to conventional hydropower, there is more than 80,000 MW of installed pumped-hydro capacity in IEA countries. In contrast, utility-scale wind power is relatively new in the electric market, but increasing rapidly” (Integration of Wind and Hydropower Systems)

Climate change is a growing concern in today’s world. We often hear about worldwide temperature rises, and how they are caused by pollution. We are warned about some of the potentially catastrophic consequences of rising temperatures in the future. However, climate change has already begun to occur. (NASA, “Climate Change Effects: The consequences of Climate Change”). Therefore, there is significantly more talk about solutions to climate change. These solutions will reduce the causes of climate change, and also prevent any future damage or destruction caused by climate change. However, we must first understand how climate change is caused, and how it affects the Earth, in order to see how these solutions will help solve it.

The December negotiations of this month were crucial to we Pacific Island states. The urgency of the situation is best explained by irreversible quality of the consequences the state actions discussed below. The existence of our nation depends on the commitments that are to emerge from the UN climate change conference in Paris. This statement is not a metaphor, as the disappearance of land territory is a reality; rising sea levels could have Tuvalu completely submerged under water soon. Our primary goal was for these commitments to have legal force, primarily because issues associated with climate change permeate national boundaries. US or Australian emissions, for example, are having adverse effects on states well beyond their borders. The challenge faced by even those who wish put a stop to climate change is the fact that the sources are so broad and require great efforts from states and their individuals. Many times, these efforts conflict with state interests.

Journal: R Billinton, D Huang, 2010, ‘Wind power modelling and the determination of capacity credit in an electric power system’, Proceedings of the Instituition of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, pp. 1-9, viewed on September 12, 2011, retrieved from: http://pio.sagepub.com/content/224/1/1

Earth is one of many planets in the universe that holds enough oxygen and water to support life. Unfortunately, the planet is suffering due to endless amounts of environmental problems which will result in major consequences for daily life. Today; global warming, deforestation and environmental degradation are the biggest issues this planet continues to fight against.

The issue of global warming should be on the list of our top priorities. Studies show that the average of global temperatures have risen since the Industrial Revolution began. Since the Industrial Revolution, human emissions has quadrupled the frequency of certain heat extremes and many scientists have warned that a failure to bring greenhouse gases under control could eventually lead to a 62-fold increase in extreme heat blasts (Gillis Justin A17). Most of the increase is due to human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. These activities contribute to a build-up in carbon dioxide and other gases in Earth’s atmosphere. The Earth’s atmosphere is made of gases like nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen. These gases act as a blanket that covers and gives us warmth, but once these gases such as carbon dioxide absorbs heat, but does not release it back into space in which causes the increase in global temperature. This is called the greenhouse effect because it only traps heat but does not release it.

Abstract—Hydropower energy is widely used throughout the world, it is provides about 10% of electricity in the United States, more than 99% in Norway, 75% in New Zealand and Malaysia uses hydropower for 11% of its electricity. That is the only renewable energy that is presented commercially practical on the large scale. The mathematic representation of the functions used to calculate the losses and the efficiency can be modified over time as the plant ages. Therefore, this paper presents the relationship between load (MW) and efficiency of each turbine and generator unit. It is applied using an optimization method available in Microsoft Excel 2010 software. This paper’s objective is to compare the theoretical performance curve and the calculated performance curve and also to discuss the hydroelectric power plant performance.

Global warming and environmental issues such as contaminated water, the loss of habitats, etc. are topics that have raise the attention of many people (associations or campaigns) who are constantly trying to discover new ways to reduce global warming. This problem has many outcomes such as ice melting in Antarctica, the dramatic climate changes, among others; The list goes on and on of negative environmental issues that are happening and that are rapidly increasing each day. That is why these associations try to find ways to create awareness in people about the situation. Exploring about the different solutions that can help reduce or slow down the effect of global warming is a good way to answers questions like, “does recycling plastic materials help reduce global warming?” or, “How many people would have to cooperate to make a significant change to slow down the increment of global warming?”

Historically, loads were variable but predictable, generation was dispatchable and there was no significant amount of bulk energy storage in the power system. However, nowadays, numerous recent reports and studies [1, 2] have discussed significant changes going on in the electric power system. These changes include the growth in the use of renewable energy resources in the bulk power system, proliferation of distributed energy resources (DER), an increasing number of installations of local renewable resources at end-use points and energy storage maturing into a viable grid-scale resource. These transformations have an important impact in the planning and operation of the modern grid.