Importance of Clean Energy

By Zhuri

What is Clean Energy?

Clean energy is defined as energy derived from renewable, zero-emission sources that, when used, do not pollute the environment, as well as energy saved through energy efficiency measures. It is obtained from sources that emit air pollutants, whereas green energy is obtained from natural sources.

Even though they are frequently referred to as the same, there is a subtle difference between these two energy types. Renewable energy is energy generated from continuously replenished sources. Wind and solar energy are examples of renewable energy resources that, unlike fossil fuels and gas, will not deplete.

While the majority of green energy sources are renewable, not all renewable energy sources are considered green. Hydropower, for example, is a renewable resource. Still, some argue that it is not green because the deforestation and industrialization associated with the construction of hydro dams can harm the environment. Green energy meets renewable energy, such as solar and wind energy, to create the ideal clean energy mix.

Benefits of Clean Energy:

The environmental benefits of clean energy are the most important aspect of a global energy future.

- While clean, renewable resources help to preserve the world's natural resources, they also reduce the risk of environmental disasters like fuel spills and natural gas leaks. It is possible to create reliable power supplies to enhance energy security, ensuring there is enough to meet our demands, through fuel diversification, which involves different power plants using different energy sources.

- Clean energy has numerous environmental and economic benefits, including reduced air pollution.

- A diverse clean energy supply reduces reliance on imported fuels (and the associated financial and environmental costs this incurs). Switching to clean energy is a critical step toward ensuring that all individuals breathe clean air. Air pollution, exacerbated by climate change, is hazardous to everyone's health. Breathing polluted air increases the risk of asthma attacks, heart attacks, strokes, respiratory and cardiovascular harm, reproductive harm, lung cancer, and premature death. Children, older adults, communities of colour, and those with pre-existing health issues are particularly vulnerable. Using non-combustion renewable energy sources significantly reduces air pollution and limits climate change-causing greenhouse gas emissions.

- Aside from health benefits, it is also practical. Switching to renewable energy sources is an excellent way to reduce reliance on imported fuels, create local jobs, and reduce costs. Renewable energy is becoming more popular across the country.

- Renewable clean energy also saves money because there is no need to extract and transport fuels like oil or coal because the resources replenish themselves naturally.

Another industrial advantage of a clean energy mix is the creation of jobs to develop, manufacture, and install future clean energy resources.