Educational Climate Essays. (blog site frozen 9/9/2024)

This subject is best written as a country specific essay.  Power generation in US today consumes a lot of fossil fuels.  25% of US greenhouse gas emissions is due to the electric power sector.   ------- - Oahu, my home's, renewable experience is interesting. It shut down its last coal plant but has traditionally relied heavily on petroleum for electric generation. Because this must be shipped to the middle of the pacific and because of its isolated island grids, electric prices are high (32.47 cents per KWh). It has shifted a sizable portion of its generation to renewables (31% to 33% of Oahu as well as Hawaii's electricity is from renewables).   Tax benefits have encouraged a lot of homes to add solar to their roofs also. But there have been power blackouts on occasion. This may be because a lot of this power generation is susceptible to the vagaries of nature. This highlights the need for a mix of power sources that include sources not susceptible to the vagari...

  I have outlined many things you as an individual can do. All of these add up and gets multiplied across many people. However, when the grassroots support gets to a critical mass, wonderful things start happening in the political sphere, policy sphere, international sphere, and markets! Even if not organized in a formal movement, thousands of people making similar choices independently is electrifying!! In a democracy, politicians represent the people and are attuned to their needs and opinions. When the critical mass is reached, they listen and take action - even if hard to do so. Policies then flow. International agreements are expedited and reached including with the lungs of the world countries to preserve forests. People accept policy decisions and agreements more readily even if not convenient for them.  Policies like renewable energies gain steam in states which were dragging their feet before.  Policies like less emitting transport options in a city or community ...