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TOPIC: Green Energy Initiative: A path to Mitigate
climate change and improving health.
My name is Adeniyi Emmanuel Damilare, and I'm so excited to have the
chance to expose you to a topic that is relevant to the world right now:A Path to Make Climate Change Less Harmful and Improving Health, before I proceed I will explain what "climate" means, climate is the average weather condition of a place over a long period, it doesn't change often and can be generalized, climate element includes Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, the climate is different from the weather because weather changes from day to day but the climate is comparatively constant over a long time. "Climate Change" scientifically is a long-term shift in the condition of the weather identified by changes in temperature, it is an urgent problem that affects our health in so many ways, it affects the food we eat and the water we drink, this same significant problem pollutes the air we breathe and affects our body physical and mental health. Additionally, climate change is not all doom and gloom this simply means that this kind of disaster can't make us hopeless, many of us have heard a lot about the impacts of climate change, on the ice caps and Bears on ice lands.
However, we can mitigate climate change in the usage of fuel, this is
because fossil fuel produces Carbon dioxide in a huge amount when it is burnt, then when this significant process prevails which is the use of fossil fuel, it might be disastrous to the climate. A majority of people in the world have heard of a new difficult invention, which is the invention of cars that make use of electricity, not fossil fuel. In addition, to avoid emissions, vehicles that are much more energy efficient should be purchased, my research and understanding of the differences between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car, I concluded that at least 77% of the energy used by an electric car goes into power at the wheels, whereas just only 12% - 30% obviously of the energy used by gasoline cars goes into power at the wheels Additionally, conserving energy can also mitigate climate change, in a society or community that is based on fossil fuels, using energy leads to "greenhouse" gas emissions( which is one of the causes of climate change). And even low " carbon" clean energy sources cause some environmental degradation. We must find ways to use less energy. We are to influence businesses and industries on energy conservation and energy efficiency. Let's note when appliances are to be replaced, the most energy-efficient ones should be purchased. To cease this extreme disaster, we should conserve "H2O" There are a lot of good reasons not to waste water. According to what I observe in some companies and industries it takes a lot of energy to clean water, pump it out into buildings, and pump the wastewater back to be cleaned again. This energy process leads to "greenhouse gas emissions". For human consumption, water to be used must be monitored and usage should be controlled, a minimum amount should be used for our beautiful gardens.
More so, the conservation of forests has a lot to do with energy
conservation, forests help in taking and storing Carbon, but that's not all, they also provide habitat for our non-human relatives( Primates such as Monkey and Apes) clean our water and air, preventing flooding and soil erosion. Much more, let's avoid deforestation. Planting trees like Dongoyaro and coconut trees in our homes will not just serve as a shade against harsh weather but also reduce air conditioning usage. We need to be very observant of these things. For good health, we are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through our food choices, in other words, let us eat less meat and more plant per food. We are to reduce food waste, when you are about to go get some food to eat, rather than to a restaurant or eatery, let endeavor to take along our take-home container, more so let's avoid using a disposable container or one-time use container, because it wastes resources and energy, leading to "greenhouse gas" emissions(which I have written earlier that, it is one of the things responsible for the cause of climate change. In conclusion, climate change is one of the most significant problems that the world is facing. As I have said earlier Global warming continues to increase day to day, but if we all ignore fighting and mitigating this disaster, it might cause some "resultant" that we don't desire in this world, if we can all follow this step according to the path of Mitigating climate change, which I have written above before these, in no doubt, but of exceeding sincerity, there is an absolute assurance that this effective disaster will be eradicated.