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The majority of sunlight is absorbed by the earths surface (landmass and water) and warms it, whilst the rest is reflected by the earth back into space. Polar ice reflects 90% of solar radiation back into space, whereas water absorbs 90% of the energy it receives. In addition, the warm surface of the earth emits long wavelength radiation (infrared) and this is absorbed by the greenhouse gases (a natural as well as manmade part of the earths atmosphere
Increasing temperatures
3 degree rise-
4 degree rise- millions of refugees, 1/3 rd of bangladesh under water, permafrost melts releasing gases 5 degree rise- most of the world uninhabitable, earth hotter than in 55 million years 6 degree rise- mass extinction
SAVE OUR
PLANET !!
We are not passive spectators, but active contestants in the drama of our existence. We need to take responsibility for the kind of life we create for ourselves
The only technology comparable in efficiency of conversion of sunlight is the solar engine running on high-temperature heat, produced by a solar concentrator (a focusing trough or dish). This technology was commercialized for a brief time not very long ago with the help of subsidies and will probably return.
Wind Energy
Wind power is playing an important role in several countries, notably Germany and Denmark. The spaces between turbines on land can be used in many ways, including for agriculture and grazing.
To be practical for large-scale use in electrical grids, intermittent renewable energy sources are best combined with energy storage technologies as well as energy supply technologies that can fluctuate in output yet can also operate a large fraction of the time.
Land between turbines can be used for agriculture, grazing, and other purposes.
Vertical Farms
With increase in urbanization arable land is decreasing quickly A Feasible solution for the future is construction of vertical farms which will solve the problem of food scarcity for under developed nations and provide clean air at the same time The construction of such farms will be a civil engineering challenge but its results will be phenomenal
Cloud seeding
A fleet of unmanned , self propelled vessels crossing the worlds oceans and seeding clouds by misting sea water high into the air has been proposed to reduce sunlight and hence global warming. Just a thousand ships like these (called the albedo yachts by the designers) will check temperature rise due to global CO2 doubling . Scientists still have to determine the side effects on the rain cycle due to excess clouds
The extra plankton produced by artificial means can be put to good use due to a new development in the technology used for producing biofuels from algae
Bio-fuels
Technology for capturing of CO2 is already commercially available for large CO2 emitters, such as power plants. Storage of CO2, on the other hand is a relatively untried concept and as yet (2007) no powerplant operates with a full carbon capture and storage system.
Carbon storage
Acid gas injections in Alberta, Canada, As a sulfur disposal strategy co-store hydrogen sulphide & carbondioxide.
Studying cement seals in old wells clarifies risks of CO2 leakage underground.
Conversion of natural vegetation annually tilled cropland has resulted in the loss of more than 50 billion tons of carbon from the worlds soils over historical time
Natural carbon sinks can be enhanced enhanced by creating by forest plantations, such as creating this pineforest stand plantations, in Angus, Scotland. such as this pine stand in Angus, Scotland.
Replacing burnt-out incandescent bulbs with fluorescent ones could be one of a handful of significant beginning steps toward reduced CO2 emissions.
CONCLUSION
Today we are senselessly exploiting our resources and enjoying ourselves. This has to stop. All we have to do is cut down on our exploitation in all possible ways, live a simple lifestyle, revert to what Gandhi told us almost a hundred years ago, be sensitive to natures needs and remove from our lives ,everything that is unnecessary.