How do we solve energy poverty?

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How do we solve energy poverty?

By David Biello | jun 30, 2011

Human civilization spends 14 Terawatt of energy and most of it is by burning fossil fuels, which further aggravated the problem of global warming. There are two billion people who lack reliable access to modern energy such as electricity and fossil fuels and, they use rudimentary energy sources such as wood, dung and charcoal.

But to bring modern energy to the poor and allow continued and unconscious use of energy of the planet by developed countries, without worrying about the emission of gases that cause global warming is not the solution. With this growing demand for energy, the hope is renewable and alternative sources such as solar cells and nuclear power replacing the burning of coal, generating energy for the masses.

The use of modern energy for lighting and batteries for electronic devices, for example, enable the performance of essential activities such as study and work. Likewise, as the excessive use of energy without much essential purposes generate more damage to the environment, since even the least polluting forms of energy and renewable impact the planet and its non-renewable resources become more scarce. An example is the automobile batteries that use lead. That it is necessary to extract this mineral, as the demand for batteries and devices increase, as with silicon.

All in all, the decline in consumption of primary energy supply by poor countries would not make sense. And do not advance through more efficient energy sources can not be ruled out. You can keep the quality of life without the use of large amounts of energy. The important thing is the conscious application of activities and the way each person uses it.This is what can save the planet.

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Welisson Moura dos Santos

Edney Willington De Araujo

Francisco Moura Do Vale Neto

Gleydvan Macedo