Researh Paper- Energy Crisis
Table of Contents Introduction 2 Problem 2 Current Usage…………………………………………………………………………………...2 Petroleum 3 Coal 3 Natural Gas 4 Nuclear 5 Alternatives 5 Hydropower 5 Solar Power 7 Wind Energy 8 Geothermal Energy 9 Biofules 11 Conclusions 12 Best Choices 12 Implications 13
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Introduction
Problem
An energy crisis is a situation in which a nation suffers from a disruption of energy supplies connected by increasing energy prices that threaten economic and national security. At the moment, there is an increasing worldwide demand for electrical power and transportation, both which depend mostly on fossil fuels, such as oil products. Because the population and new technology is always expanding, demand for energy is expected to increase year by year. With ninety percent of the world’s oil reserves already discovered (World Energy Crisis), people need to find new ways to make energy. The energy crisis of this new century needs charge, attention, and a change that will keep the country running on more than just fumes.
Current Usage
“Everything we consume or use—our homes, their contents, our cars and the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat—requires energy to produce and package, to distribute to shops or front doors, to operate, and then to get rid of.” (State of the World 25) Currently in the United States the usage of Petroleum is at 37%, Natural Gas at 24%, Coal at 23%, Nuclear Electric Power at 8%, and Renewable Energy at 7%. (The Role of Renewable Energy in the Nation’s Energy Supply) “With just over 1.3 billion people, China is the world's largest and most populous country. While the world's population is at approximately 6.7 billion, China represents 20% of the world's population, which makes one in every five people on the planet a resident of China”( China Population - The Population of China). China’s high population will have a huge impact on the world because it needs the
Works Cited……..……………………………………………………………………………….14
Introduction
Problem
An energy crisis is a situation in which a nation suffers from a disruption of energy supplies connected by increasing energy prices that threaten economic and national security. At the moment, there is an increasing worldwide demand for electrical power and transportation, both which depend mostly on fossil fuels, such as oil products. Because the population and new technology is always expanding, demand for energy is expected to increase year by year. With ninety percent of the world’s oil reserves already discovered (World Energy Crisis), people need to find new ways to make energy. The energy crisis of this new century needs charge, attention, and a change that will keep the country running on more than just fumes.
Current Usage
“Everything we consume or use—our homes, their contents, our cars and the roads we travel, the clothes we wear, and the food we eat—requires energy to produce and package, to distribute to shops or front doors, to operate, and then to get rid of.” (State of the World 25) Currently in the United States the usage of Petroleum is at 37%, Natural Gas at 24%, Coal at 23%, Nuclear Electric Power at 8%, and Renewable Energy at 7%. (The Role of Renewable Energy in the Nation’s Energy Supply) “With just over 1.3 billion people, China is the world's largest and most populous country. While the world's population is at approximately 6.7 billion, China represents 20% of the world's population, which makes one in every five people on the planet a resident of China”( China Population - The Population of China). China’s high population will have a huge impact on the world because it needs the
Cited: Renner, Michael. State of the World 2005: a Worldwatch Institute Report on Progress toward a Sustainable Society. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005. Print. Rosenberg, Matt