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.
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Fusion Energy - the Future of Sustainable Energy?
According to [sciencealert.com](https://www.sciencealert.com/the-uk-has … on-reactor), Tokamak Energy is currently able to create plasma (electrically-charged gas) in its fusion reactor. The company is still working enhance the reactor and make the plasma hotter and able to sustain longer. Fusion is based on the reaction of hydrogen atoms fusing into helium, which produces large amounts of energy. This is the same way that our sun produces its energy.
Probably, we could harvest this energy and make it the next nuclear energy (but much cleaner). Similar to nuclear energy, we could generate plasma to heat up steam and use it to turn a turbine.
The only waste of nuclear fusion is helium, which is produced during fusion of hydrogen atoms. Helium, however, does not have a huge environmental impact, making nuclear fusion a clean energy source.
Similar to almost all other energy sources, there are possible health risks: Helium can cause health issues when it is breathed in. Nonetheless, we use helium to cook everyday and if handled carefull y, there wouldn't be such health issues.
Reference:
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-uk-has … on-reactor