I think it it possible that we can start to shift our planet toward renewable energies like solar and wind. I would cause a lot less carbon dioxide then burning fossil fuels. There are already parts of our planet that our switching to solar and wind so what's stopping the rest of the world . Well I think that burning fossil fuels cost a lot less then replacing everybody's energy into renewable energies. It is 100% possible in the next few decades as the world becomes more technology based and more educated on the challenges that we would face if Climate change really won over the world

I agree with this idea of using solar energy. It will make our planet greener and it will help stop global warming and pollution. Fossil Fuels are bad for our planet and everyday more and more of it is being used. Also people wouldn't have to pay more money using fossil fuels because you will be using solar energy.

Also, burning of fossil fuels produces around 21.3 billion tonnes (21.3 gigatonnes) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. This is another reason why we should switch to solar and wind.

Solar Energy being used in a widespread formation would most definitely reduce our Carbon Footprint and give way to a cleaner source of energy (which is underused) to become something of a more common nature.

I think the idea of using solar energy is great for the planet and will eventually benefit most, if not all people living on the planet. Since it's renewable and the sun is up somewhere in the world at any time in the day, solar panels and other forms of devices that collect solar energy will benefit. Also, solar energy technology is constantly improving, making it more affordable for people.

My family has solar panels on our house and it does help reduce our carbon footprint. However, like Arin said, solar panels is still a form of technology that is only starting to become more affordable to people. It is becoming more popular and less expensive, but I still think we need to work harder to put solar panels wherever we can and make it available to more people. Doing this will ultimately solve this issue.

This is a great idea, and may I point out that a lot of people are thinking the same exact thing. Yes, solar and wind power will end up doing great things for the environment, but I also think it should be more affordable. I researched this topic and found that solar panels are more costly than you think. Sure, they cost less in the long run, but If we want to make solar panels and wind farms more common, we should start at cost for installation. Maybe, there are millions of Americans who wish they could have solar panels but don't get them because of how costly the installation is. I read that solar panels can cost up to $20,000! Perhaps to make this idea a reality, the solar panel makers can lower the cost since, as you said, technology is becoming more advanced and therefore these materials are less valuable. Here is an article I read from a solar panel company regarding how costly they are: https://news.energysage.com/how-much-do … n-the-u-s/

My family actually attempted to get solar panels for our house, however upon talking to an expert we realized that, due to a neighbor's tree and the sheer cost of it the solar panels would not pay themselves off for a long, long time and it would have frankly defeated the purpose of putting them in in the first place as they would not have been very efficient in terms benefitting the environment because there would have been trees blocking them for most of the day. Usually, however these solar panels are quite efficient and will pay themselves off within a matter of 10 years.

This is a good idea to try to use these resources to our benefit but the fact of the matter is that to try to afford to build these are very costly.

To go off the idea of costly solar panels I know that if you purchase one it must be the right location with enough sun radiation able to get to it. Even though this is effective, renewable, clean development $20,000 is a lot of money to pay for solar panels when 70% of the world is middle class. Middle class in 2018 is decreasing and merging with the lower class, from wage cuts and being underpaid. This affects certain peoples access to cleaner costly things. This is unaffordable especially if you are not planning to stay in the same household or plan to move out. Wind farms are a great idea though, using natural, renewable resources provides electricity as it produces no toxic pollution or global warming emissions. Lastly, To put this into context, wind turbines estimates of life-cycle global warming emissions for natural gas generated electricity are between 0.6 and 2 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour and estimates for coal-generated electri city are 1.4 and 3.6 pounds of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilowatt-hour. This proves you are helping the earth with these clean developments.

For wind power we could use high altitude wind power generators. It generates more energy and are less noisy and space consuming than normal wind power.

It's important to start switching to renewable energy because fossil fuels will run out and the planet will be very polluted. Solar and wind are great sources of energy that should be more affordable.

I agree, for a lot of people this could be an easy change and renewable energy makes a really big difference. It's important that people learn about things like this and do something to stop climate change.

Last summer I spent my holidays in Portugal, here I saw lots of wind turbines. These turbines are placed in many hills or in the ocean. This country produce 97% of is energy with hydroelettric dams and wind power. Like Portugal there are also other nations that produce a great deal of their energy with renewable methods, like Scotland, Swedish, Norway,.... The biggest problem lies in countries like USA, China,... they use a lot of energy per person, but they usually use fossil fuels, that  release big quantities of carbon dioxide. if we want change and improve our world we will have to use most better our resourches ( sun, wind, water,...) to produce renewable energy and clean the atmosphere.

I agree with you. I think it is a good idea to promote more solar and wind power. The good thing about it is that it does not burn fossil fuels, so you do not put CO2 into the atmosphere. The bad thing about it is that the wind does not always blow and the sun does not always shine. So, these forms of energy production are not entirely reliable. I just read where battery technology is getting really efficient. You can create energy when the wind is blowing, store the energy when the wind stops.  The problem is that batteries exist, but they are costly to build. Fortunately, I read that scientists are working hard to solve this problem, and now the cost of batteries are starting to come down. Maybe in a few years, batteries will be so cheap that the issue of intermittency will not matter anymore.

Sources Cited:
https://www.wired.com/story/better-batt … on-pontin/

I agree, I think that switching to alternate energy sources, such as solar and wind power would be a great idea to decrease global warming. I think the main issue holding us back from achieving this goal is the initial cost of installing the equipment required to harness this type of energy. Another problem is the fear that solar and wind alone could potentially not be able to fuel all of our energy needs. However, I believe that even if alternate energy sources such as solar, wind hydroelectric, natural gas, etc., covered even a partial amount of our energy demands it would still reduce the combustion of fossil fuels and the emission of greenhouse gases.