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Renewable Energy': and Its Impact On Environment and Human Life

Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, water and biomass are better alternatives to non-renewable sources like coal, oil and gas. They emit little to no greenhouse gases, which is better for the climate and human health. Renewable energy is also more secure and affordable since it is not affected by geopolitical issues. While renewable energy supplies about 26% of global electricity, it only meets less than 10% of heating, cooling and transportation needs. Expanding renewable usage for buildings and transport can help further reduce emissions.

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Renewable Energy': and Its Impact On Environment and Human Life

Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, water and biomass are better alternatives to non-renewable sources like coal, oil and gas. They emit little to no greenhouse gases, which is better for the climate and human health. Renewable energy is also more secure and affordable since it is not affected by geopolitical issues. While renewable energy supplies about 26% of global electricity, it only meets less than 10% of heating, cooling and transportation needs. Expanding renewable usage for buildings and transport can help further reduce emissions.

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‘Renewable Energy’

and its impact on Environment and


Human life

Yash Nasre C-276 19010873

Yash Lokhande C-277 19010174

Yogesh Kasare C-278 19011123

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Energy
Energy is power derived
from the use of physical or
chemical resources,
especially to provide light
and heat or to work
machines. There are two
major categories of energy:
●Non-renewable.
●Renewable

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1. Non-Renewable Energy
Non-renewable energy resources are available in
limited supplies, usually because they take a long
time to replenish. The advantage of these non-
renewable resources is that power plants that use
them are able to produce more power on demand.
The non-renewable energy resources are:
● Coal
● Nuclear
● Oil
● Natural gas

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Energy and Climate Change
When coal, natural gas and oil are burned to produce energy, they emit heat-trapping gases such as
carbon dioxide. This process of trapping heat is what drives climate change, and the failure to
address this problem is what's catalyzing the current climate crisis.

Fossil fuels are hydrocarbon-containing materials like coal or gas that are found in the Earth’s
crust and formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms. These energy
sources account for the majority of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

If emissions continue unrestrained, the atmosphere could warm by as much as 2.7 degrees
Fahrenheit above pre industrial levels by the year 2040

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2. Renewable Energy
Renewable resources, on the other hand,
replenish themselves. The five major
renewable energy resources are:

● Solar
● Wind
● Water
● Biomass
● Geothermal

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Why Renewable Energy is better?
● Renewable energy emits no or low greenhouse gases. That’s good for the climate.

The combustion of fossil fuels results in a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute
to global warming. Most sources of renewable energy result in little to no emissions, even when
considering the full life cycle of the technologies.

● Renewable energy emits no or low air pollutants. That’s better for our health.

● Renewable energy makes the energy system resilient. That’s important to prevent power
shortages.

● Renewable energy is secure. That’s good for stability.

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● Renewable energy is accessible to all. That’s good for development.

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Why Renewable Energy is better?

● Renewable energy comes with low costs.


That’s good for keeping energy prices at
affordable levels.

Renewable energy is less affected by


geopolitical crises, price spikes or sudden
disruptions in the supply chain, as it is often
produced locally.

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Why Renewable Energy is better?
● Renewable energy creates jobs.
That’s good for the local community.

The largest part of renewable energy


investments is spent on materials and
workmanship to build and maintain the
facilities, rather than on costly energy
imports. Renewable energy investments
are usually spent within the continent,
frequently in the same country, and often
in the same town. This means the money
citizens pay on their energy bill stays
home to create jobs and fuel the local
economy.
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Where can renewable energy be used?

● Heating and cooling in buildings- Solar thermal water heaters, biomass boilers .geothermal
direct heat,heat pumps, etc.
● Industrial process heat
● In transport- Biofuel blends, drop-in biofuels, renewable electricity, electro-fuels such as
hydrogen.

Worldwide, renewables already supplied roughly 26% of electricity at the end of 2017. Yet, outside of
electricity, good news is still hard to come by. Electricity only represents 17% of the world’s energy
needs. About half of the energy is used for heating and cooling, one-third goes to the transport sector.
With less than ten percent renewables, these two sectors are both lagging far behind in decarbonisation.

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THANK
YOU!

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