Energy Resources: A Literature Survey on Environmental Sustainability

This literature survey discusses various issues related to energy resources and their environmental impact, emphasizing the importance of sustainable energy policies. It summarizes an article by Jacobson and Delucchi, highlighting concerns about fracking, environmental degradation, and climate change. The survey advocates for renewable energy sources like solar power and biofuels, and suggests reducing deforestation and promoting hydrogen-powered vehicles. It evaluates the potential of implementing WWS (Wind, Water, Solar) systems globally by 2030 to enhance energy efficiency and mitigate carbon emissions. The review also touches upon alternative power sources like river and ocean electric power systems, while cautioning against the reliance on nuclear energy due to safety concerns. Desklib offers this document and many similar resources to aid students in their studies.

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Abstract
The aim of the following paper is to discuss about the various issues in the energy resources.
These resources will have to be utilized properly indeed. Otherwise this will ruin the
environmental balance completely. These are the reasons of why these energy resources should
be taken as the most important variants. The several issues have been highlighted in this paper in
the evaluation part. The article has been summarized thoroughly as well.

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Introduction
The following paper discusses about the summary and evaluation of the article on the
global energy like the air, water and other sources. It has been noted that the use of the nuclear
energy is not that much effective in the modern times. This is why the use of the nuclear energy
should be stopped as it can result to the nuclear war. The infrastructure of the associations across
the globe should be modernized and they should work together to mitigate all the issues that arise
in this context. The article has been summarized and evaluated.
Summary
The following section is the article summary about the different aspects of the
environmental policies as referred by Jacobson and Delucchi. This literature survey has argued
about two important things (Jacobson & Delucchi, 2011). The first is about the fracking of the
shale gas companies. The environmental degradation has been very much. The energy problems
have been very much rampant in the modern environmental backgrounds. The climate change
has also been one of the most important things in the saving of the atmosphere and the
environment. Some significant modes of pollution are water pollution, air pollution. All the
people must conserve the energy sources properly indeed (Jacobson & Delucchi, 2011).
The cost of the reliable or conservative energy is definitely low indeed. The renewable
energy is needed to be converted for the use of the human beings. The studies in the past times
have revealed that renewable energy plans will be implemented seriously. The carbon dioxide
emissions have been so high that the government of US has planned something big as well. The
Kyoto Protocol has indeed suggested some ways to diminish this emission level of carbon
dioxide. The supply system of the renewable energy must be implemented positively as well. It

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had been decided in the earlier meetings that the intercontinental transmission lines should be
covered to provide the renewable energy across the countries in the region (Jacobson &
Delucchi, 2011). The cost can be diminished as well. Thus many solutions were being thought of
indeed. The renewable energy and the nuclear energy should come into play indeed. It has been
also said that the fossil fuels are needed to be carbonized. This will improve the energy
efficiency. The proper use of science will have to be discussed in this issue. The advantages and
disadvantages that shale gas development has are mainly regarding the equipments that are used.
Many environmental problems occur in this regard as well. The health of the common people can
be affected a lot. The pollution will increase and this will destroy the environment very badly
(Panayotou, 2016).
It is also required that the deforestation should be decreases to a good level as well
(Lawrence & Vandecar, 2015). This harms the environmental balance to a large degree. The
vehicles emit the carbon gas to a large level. This should be stopped. As a replacement, the use
of hydrogen in the vehicles should be encouraged (Baccini et al., 2012). The solar energy is one
of the most important energy sources to cater to the need of the energy resources. Some of the
technical, economic and geographical issues will have to be resolved in order to bring out the
solutions (Redweik, Catita & Brito, 2013). The experts are of the opinion that the solar power
must be the most efficient replacement for the fossil fuel energy. The emission levels of carbon
dioxide will decrease indeed (Lawrence & Vandecar, 2015). This will be very much important in
this context since the environment will be saved to a great deal indeed. The bio-fuel systems are
also to be included in the operations as well. The experts have also recommended the use of the
electricity and battery run vehicles for the betterment of the environment in many ways (Baccini
et al., 2012).

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Evaluation part
This article has to be evaluated in this part of the paper. It can be said that the it is very
much needed to utilize the solar energy for the energy efficiency in most parts. The energy
resources will have to be implemented in the modern context of the environmental degradation.
The different program and policies will have to be discussed in order to get the solutions for the
best energy efficient solutions (Aghaei & Alizadeh, 2013). If the use of the fossil fuels is
destroying the balance of the nature and environment, this should be put to an end somehow
indeed. It has been speculated that by 2030, the WWS system can be implemented all over the
world to save the energy and make it run for a long time. This will also be helpful for the
electricity and transportation system all over as well (Aghaei & Alizadeh, 2013).
The expert scientists have claimed that the ice cap of Arctic sea has slowly begun the
melting process. The energy resources have been hampered because of that as well. Some
relevant solutions are needed to be given for this. The development of technology must play an
important part in the shaping up of the carbon gases all over the world (Schiederig, Tietze &
Herstatt, 2012) The experts in this field must prepare their plans for the saving the energy
resources all over the world. The other WWS electric power sources can be acknowledged as the
river or the ocean electric power system (Weedy et al., 2012). These are alternate systems as
well. These power sources could be utilized for the better supply of power. The nuclear energy
sources are not taken as a genuine power source in the modern times. The use of nuclear
weapons by the powerful countries could be encouraged by the nuclear energy. These are the
reasons renewable energy should be utilized properly.

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References
Aghaei, J., & Alizadeh, M. I. (2013). Demand response in smart electricity grids equipped with
renewable energy sources: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 18,
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Baccini, A. G. S. J., Goetz, S. J., Walker, W. S., Laporte, N. T., Sun, M., Sulla-Menashe, D., ...
& Samanta, S. (2012). Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation
improved by carbon-density maps. Nature Climate Change, 2(3), 182.
Jacobson, M. Z., & Delucchi, M. A. (2011). Providing all global energy with wind, water, and
solar power, Part I: Technologies, energy resources, quantities and areas of infrastructure,
and materials. Energy policy, 39(3), 1154-1169.
Lawrence, D., & Vandecar, K. (2015). Effects of tropical deforestation on climate and
agriculture. Nature Climate Change, 5(1), 27.
Panayotou, T. (2016). Economic growth and the environment. The environment in anthropology,
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Redweik, P., Catita, C., & Brito, M. (2013). Solar energy potential on roofs and facades in an
urban landscape. Solar Energy, 97, 332-341.
Schiederig, T., Tietze, F., & Herstatt, C. (2012). Green innovation in technology and innovation
management–an exploratory literature review. R&d Management, 42(2), 180-192.
Weedy, B. M., Cory, B. J., Jenkins, N., Ekanayake, J. B., & Strbac, G. (2012). Electric power
systems. John Wiley & Sons.

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