The Impact of Renewable Energy on Climate Change: A Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.61511/pacc.v1i1.2024.621Keywords:
climate change, environmental concerns, meteorological variables, renewable energyAbstract
As in the current topic of discussion, namely climate change, where long-term climate change is one of the major environmental concerns. If we look ahead to what is happening in our surroundings, both in terms of weather and temperature, as well as the water we consume, we will notice changes over time. Higher wildfires have resulted from these changes, which have resulted in losses to living creatures on Earth, ranging from increased heat, drought, and insect outbreaks, all linked to climate change. Additional worries include dwindling water supplies, lower agricultural yields, heat-related health effects in cities, and coastal flooding and erosion. As a result, it provides renewable energy that can help mitigate the worst effects of climate change. Objectives: When discussing climate change, we are addressing alterations in weather patterns. Climate change denotes a protracted modification in climate conditions extending over decades, or even longer periods. It emerges as a consequence of global warming, which ensues from both natural phenomena such as fluctuations in solar radiation, volcanic activities, or intrinsic variability within the climate system, and anthropogenic factors including alterations in atmospheric composition or land use. Climate change is contingent upon meteorological variables such as temperature, humidity, wind patterns, precipitation, drought occurrences, aridity levels, and solar radiation impacting the Earth. Method and results: The sources utilized for this composition encompass articles and journals sourced from online social media platforms, alongside a comprehensive review of articles and journals published by international and national agencies, focusing on pertinent issues related to the subject matter. Renewable energy emerges as a formidable tool in combatting climate change, exhibiting promising potential for success. Conclusion: After we investigate and learn about renewable energy in order to discuss the impact of climate change, we can learn about the advantages it offers, such as the advantages of using renewable energy in the environmental and economic sectors, such as generating energy that produces no greenhouse gas emissions from fossil firing and reduces some types of air pollution, as well as the advantages of diversifying energy supply and reducing reliance on imported firing.
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