University Discussion: Green Energy Forum and Future Energy Demands

This discussion post for the Green Energy Forum addresses the critical issue of meeting future energy demands. It highlights the depletion of non-renewable resources, climate change, and global warming as key drivers for transitioning to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and biomass. The post emphasizes the importance of green initiatives, sustainability, and zero-carbon emissions to mitigate climate change and ensure long-term energy security. It discusses the concept of peak oil and the need for energy-efficient technologies and policies. The post also promotes awareness through movements like Transition Towns and advocates for energy-efficient buildings, electric transportation, and eco-living to foster sustainable energy conservation. It concludes by reiterating the reliance on green energy, sustainability, and renewable energy to meet future energy needs and protect the planet.

Running Head: MEETING FUTURE ENERGY DEMANDS
Topic- Development of a discussion post to Green Energy Forum on how to meet future energy
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DISCUSSION POST
‘When the winds of change blow, some people build walls while other build windmills’
The quotation is enough to prove the need of energy conservation in present days.
Constant depletion in non-renewable sources, climate change, green house adversities, global
warming all lead to the issue of sustainability and energy meet up problems for future times
(Ockwell & Byrne, 2016). The non-renewable natural resources like coal and natural oil has
become scarce. It is high time that alternate sources of energy mitigation are looked upon and
renewable sources like sun, wind, waves, biomass, geothermal and tidal energy should be used
holistically (Mahlia et al., 2014). Climate change is another adverse effect of increased
anthropogenic casualties. Developed economies like USA and UK are facing problems in
mitigating their oil needs and also are helpless in regard to climate changes. Every nation has
started their own means of protecting the nation and the United Nations has also developed a
number of environmental sustainability policies that are to be followed globally to meet this
global energy problem (Tehrani et at., 2017). ‘Green energy, sustainability and renewable
energy’ these are the three most powerful words of this 21st century. Nature is always
unpredictable and humans need to be cautious to feel the adversities. What we give to nature,
nature gives it back to us. It is high time that green initiatives need to be taken to meet future
energy demands so that the degree of coming to the verge of extinction could be elongated
further and planet Earth could be saved from such disasters (Ockwell & Byrne, 2016). Peak oil
level attainment time is very near when oil production will be lower and demand will increase.
This will also increase the overall fuel cost because of high industrial demand of it. Saudi Arabia
is extracting more oil than required in order to gain competitive advantage but one time will

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come when there will be no oil left if alternative methods of oil production are not developed
immediately. Oil concern is directly related to risk of national competitiveness and national
security (Lovins, 2019). Countries like Europe, Korea and China are gaining competitive
advantage over USA on their radical energy efficient technologies and leap-frog technology of
super-efficient production. Importing oil will only increase national problems and will result in
oil end games. Similar is the case of climate change. Renewable sources of energy are definitely
one sustainable way of energy conservation but it should focus more on zero carbon emission to
curb global warming and green house effects (Gates, 2019). Terra power electro generation will
help in avoiding climatic disasters by supporting what is called ‘energy miracle’ and will help in
achieving the objective of zero carbon emission by 2050.
EXPLANATION
Movements like Transition Towns need to be more prominent to increase awareness
among general public about the adversities of oil endgame and climate changes. Electricity
misuse should be curbed to the extent possible and smart meters should be provided to every
household to save extra electricity. Development of energy efficient buildings (initiatives taken
by LEED and NetZero), Terra power, use of passive solar energy and green roof construction,
electric run transportations, solar electric cars, zero emission vehicles etc. all could lead to a
sustainable energy conservation in future (Lovins, 2019). Eco-living should also be emphasized
upon. The poor section of the society is the most affected by the energy issues and climate
changes. Climate changes and fluctuations will increase environmental fragility and there will be
increased starvation, uncertainty, unrest and other social adversities. A change in lifestyle and
increased awareness of nature will help in balancing any kind of changes be it climate-related or

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social lives based (Gates, 2019). So, in order to meet future energy demands we will have to rely
on the three words ‘Green energy, sustainability and renewable energy’ once again.

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