The Millenium Development Goals, agreed to by every member country of the United Nations in 2000, call for the worldwide eradication of poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality and huge improvements in health by 2015: two years ago!!
Can we do this without making the planet warmer?
Let's think big and imagine how we can confront the climate crisis in a way that is realistic about the other major problems that we face as a planet and as a species on it.
Clean Development >
Solar panels
Solar panels are a great way to preserve energy especially if you live in a city that gets a lot of sun. They also reduce the cost of energy and power bills. My family and school use solar panels and you don't even notice them unless you are trying to see them. They are a great environmentally friendly way of getting energy.
I agree that it is a good way to save money and the environment at the same time!
I agree that they can be well hidden and that they reduce the cost of energy cost.
I agree they are a very effective way of energy, but the problem is they are simply too expensive for people to want them, plus unless you install a lot of them they dont give a lot of energy. also the effectiveness of solar panels can depend entirely on what climate you live in
We're reaching the point in technological development where solar is getting cheaper. My apartment complex is currently looking at installing solar panels; we've been wanting to do so for some time now, but only recently have they become more affordable. Additionally, I think that panels are getting more efficient: http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/06/tec … el-prices/
I didn't know that solar was getting cheaper, Sofia. There shouldn't be very many excuses for not having solar panels if the prices are dropping.
Solar panels have dropped in price. In fact, solar is actually cheaper than coal at this point in time.(http://www.sciencealert.com/india-says- … -than-coal)