Climate
Solutions to Climate Change
Kyoto Protocol:
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
The debate is over whether it constitutes a good model for future global climate change treaties.
Carbon Offsets:
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases to compensate for the offset of an emission made elsewhere.
Carbon offsets are a form of trade.
When you buy an offset, you fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Tidal & Wave Energy:
Pros
Wave Energy does not produce any GHG emissions or cause air pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels unlike coal, oil or gas.
Wave Energy does not require any fuel like most other sources of energy.
Wave Energy does not lead to pollution disasters like the BP Oil Spill and Coal Deaths which are directly related to Dirty Energy Production.
Wave Energy Generators can be installed in various sizes with as little as 1 MW.
Cons
Wave Power is quite immature, costly and unproven in large scale.
Wave Energy has the potential to generate 100s of gig watts of electricity through.
Wave Power generates power quite far away from the consumption of electricity.
Severe Weather like Storms and Typhoons can be quite devastating on the Wave Power Equipment especially that place on the Sea Floor.
Geothermal Wind:
Pros
Geothermal energy is generally considered environmentally friendly and does not cause significant amounts of pollution.
Excellent for meeting the base load energy demand (as opposed to other renewables such as wind and solar).
Great for heating and cooling.
Geothermal energy is available everywhere, although only some resources are profitably exploitable.
Cons
There are some minor environmental issues associated with geothermal power.
Geothermal power plants can in extreme cases cause earthquakes.
There are heavy upfront costs associated with both geothermal power plants and
Kyoto Protocol:
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that sets binding obligations on industrialized countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
The debate is over whether it constitutes a good model for future global climate change treaties.
Carbon Offsets:
A carbon offset is a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases to compensate for the offset of an emission made elsewhere.
Carbon offsets are a form of trade.
When you buy an offset, you fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Tidal & Wave Energy:
Pros
Wave Energy does not produce any GHG emissions or cause air pollution from the combustion of fossil fuels unlike coal, oil or gas.
Wave Energy does not require any fuel like most other sources of energy.
Wave Energy does not lead to pollution disasters like the BP Oil Spill and Coal Deaths which are directly related to Dirty Energy Production.
Wave Energy Generators can be installed in various sizes with as little as 1 MW.
Cons
Wave Power is quite immature, costly and unproven in large scale.
Wave Energy has the potential to generate 100s of gig watts of electricity through.
Wave Power generates power quite far away from the consumption of electricity.
Severe Weather like Storms and Typhoons can be quite devastating on the Wave Power Equipment especially that place on the Sea Floor.
Geothermal Wind:
Pros
Geothermal energy is generally considered environmentally friendly and does not cause significant amounts of pollution.
Excellent for meeting the base load energy demand (as opposed to other renewables such as wind and solar).
Great for heating and cooling.
Geothermal energy is available everywhere, although only some resources are profitably exploitable.
Cons
There are some minor environmental issues associated with geothermal power.
Geothermal power plants can in extreme cases cause earthquakes.
There are heavy upfront costs associated with both geothermal power plants and