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- A Nobel laureate took the stage at the American Chemical Society's
240th National meeting and declared the world can be powered mainly by
solar and wind energy.
- A Nobel laureate took the stage at the American Chemical Society's
240th National meeting and declared the world can be powered mainly by
solar and wind energy.
The
History Channel just days ago hypothesized what the world would be like
without oil, giving a dismal future for a number of years, until
eventually the earth took on alternatives, cleaned up the planet and
theoretically lived happily ever after.
without oil, giving a dismal future for a number of years, until
eventually the earth took on alternatives, cleaned up the planet and
theoretically lived happily ever after.
A scientist looks at energy options with optimism and tells us the future is bright and shining with alternative energy options.
This
means continuous research and development of this alternative energy to
bring a new era from two renewable sources solar and wind. They could
become the Earth's dominant contributor to energy.
means continuous research and development of this alternative energy to
bring a new era from two renewable sources solar and wind. They could
become the Earth's dominant contributor to energy.
Walter
Kohn, Ph.D., was one of the winners in Chemistry in 1998 of the Nobel
Prize, sharing it with another scientist. He is a professor at the
University of Santa Barbara. Kohn observed oil and gas that now
provides 60% of the global energy will peak 10 to 30 years from now.
Then it will decline.who shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, noted
that total oil and natural gas production, which today provides about
60 percent of global energy consumption, is expected to peak about 10 to
30 years from now, followed by a rapid decline. global c
Kohn, Ph.D., was one of the winners in Chemistry in 1998 of the Nobel
Prize, sharing it with another scientist. He is a professor at the
University of Santa Barbara. Kohn observed oil and gas that now
provides 60% of the global energy will peak 10 to 30 years from now.
Then it will decline.who shared the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, noted
that total oil and natural gas production, which today provides about
60 percent of global energy consumption, is expected to peak about 10 to
30 years from now, followed by a rapid decline. global c
"These
trends have created two unprecedented global challenges", Kohn said.
"One is the threatened global shortage of acceptable energy. The other
is the unacceptable, imminent danger of global warming and its
consequences."
trends have created two unprecedented global challenges", Kohn said.
"One is the threatened global shortage of acceptable energy. The other
is the unacceptable, imminent danger of global warming and its
consequences."
Kohn
observed how these challenges need to be met. "The most obvious is
continuing scientific and technical progress providing abundant and
affordable alternative energies, safe, clean and carbon-free," he said.
observed how these challenges need to be met. "The most obvious is
continuing scientific and technical progress providing abundant and
affordable alternative energies, safe, clean and carbon-free," he said.
It means a concerted effort internationally with cooperative plans to evolve these alternative energy resources.
Some
of the production of alternatives has already begun, leading to the
eventual use of these alternatives, wind and solar, to power the world's
needs.
of the production of alternatives has already begun, leading to the
eventual use of these alternatives, wind and solar, to power the world's
needs.
Kohn also said it is important for individuals and their countries to reduce their energy consumption.
"A
striking example is the U.S. per capita consumption of gasoline,
approximately 5 times higher than the global average," he said. "The
less developed world, understandably, aims to bring their standard of
living to a level similar to that of the highly developed countries; in
return they should stabilize their growing populations."
striking example is the U.S. per capita consumption of gasoline,
approximately 5 times higher than the global average," he said. "The
less developed world, understandably, aims to bring their standard of
living to a level similar to that of the highly developed countries; in
return they should stabilize their growing populations."
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