In this era of strong green awareness, solar energy has gradually come into our lives with the advantage of being a clean and renewable energy source. If the use of solar energy is further promoted, it may be possible to stop climate change.
In the past, coal-fired power generation dominated, burning oil, coal, or natural gas to turn water into steam to turn turbines, which in turn drove generators to produce electricity. This ecologically harmful method of generating electricity has contributed to climate change.
1. What is climate change?
Climate change refers to a change in climate away from the norm, which is characterized by global warming, acid rain, and the destruction of the ozone layer.
2. How does using solar energy stop climate change?
2.1 Solar energy is one of the cleanest renewable energy sources and solar systems do not produce carbon emissions during operation.
So, using solar power instead of thermal power reduces the emission of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and mitigates the greenhouse effect, which is very important for improving the global climate. The use of thermal power generation will also cause serious air pollution, resulting in poor air quality and threatening the healthy living environment of human beings.
2.2 The use of solar energy can reduce human dependence on burning fossil fuels for power generation
Burning coal, as the most widely used method of generating electricity, has many drawbacks. One of them is that over-exploitation and burning of coal releases harmful gases such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, as well as greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, which increases the carbon footprint and leads to global warming.
2.3 Solar power reduces the urban heat island effect
The urban heat island effect is due to the fact that cities tend to be warmer than the surrounding rural and suburban areas. The main reasons for this phenomenon are dense urban buildings, fewer green spaces, and large amounts of heat-absorbing substances such as concrete and impermeable materials that cover the city.
When installing a solar system, solar panels are usually mounted on the roof or on the ground. It shades the impervious ground or roof, and the solar panel uses highly reflective materials that effectively reflect sunlight, lowering the temperature of the roof and ground and thus reducing the amount of heat entering the room. It not only keeps the indoor cool and alleviates the heat island effect, but also saves our air-conditioning electricity bill.
2.4 Raise public awareness of environmental protection
The promotion of the use of solar energy and the relevant policies given by the state make us more and more aware of the state’s support for solar power. This can make people understand the seriousness of today’s global warming, so that they can practice a green and low-carbon lifestyle, reduce carbon emissions, and thus alleviate the problem of global warming.
3. Conclusion:
Solar energy as a clean and renewable energy source has great potential to mitigate climate change. By combining it with other clean power generation methods, carbon emissions and the release of harmful gases can be avoided to a large extent.
With the promotion of solar power, power generation methods that are damaging to climate change, such as burning coal, will be replaced, which mitigates the problem of climate change, and even as solar technology develops and innovates, carbon emissions from the manufacture and installation of solar energy systems will continue to decline until they are truly close to zero, mitigating or even stopping climate change.
