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1. FRIENDLY SOURCE OF
ENERGY

2. All renewable energy sources are
environmentally friendly energy sources but as I
always say a perfect energy source does not exist,
and this rule also applies to renewable energy
sources. From the environmental point of view
renewable energy sources are far more
acceptable than fossil fuels, mostly because they
do not emit greenhouse gases like burning of
fossil fuels does, but this does not make them a
perfect solution to protect our environment,
they are more like the best available energy
option we currently have.

3. Renewable energy sources can also have
negative environmental impact in
certain area, the major difference in this
point between fossil fuels and
renewable energy sources is the fact that
fossil fuel burning always has negative
environmental impact, while on the
other hand using renewable energy
sources "can" have negative
environmental impact.

5. Wind energy has been over the last couple
of years the most popular renewable
energy source but despite its popularity
this renewable energy source has also been
the subject of some rather interesting
environmental debates, for instance are
large wind turbines really killing
thousands of birds with their fast rotating
huge blades and do large wind turbines
really create significant noise pollution.

7. Solar energy is renewable energy source that
has probably received the least critics from
environmentalists but even the abundant solar
energy isn't the perfect environmental solution.
The environmental drawbacks of solar energy
include the fact that large solar power plants
use large quantities of water for cooling
purposes which could lead to water shortages,
and they also need huge area which could
shrink habitats of animals in nearby area.

9. Geothermal energy is in most cases
extremely environmentally friendly
energy source but if for instance
drilling isn't done with proper care, it
can lead to release of many harmful
gases which could cause significant
environmental damage.

11. Tidal and wave power projects can also
have negative impact on environment
by for instance disturbing or
disrupting marine ecosystems by noise
and/or visual pollution.

13. As you can clearly see from above even the
renewable energy sources aren't perfect
from the environmental point of view, but
are currently the best energy option at our
disposal, especially if we accept the fact
that ongoing climate change phenomenon
is the greatest environmental problem of
all time.

14. The only real chance in fight against
climate change is the strong development
of renewable energy sector, because this
would mean less need for fossil fuels, and
less fossil fuel burning would mean less
greenhouse gas emissions, most notably
CO2 emissions.

15. The share of renewable energy in global
energy supply is increasing year after year
but even despite this positive trend world
will still continue to heavily depend on
fossil fuels in years to come, meaning that
the condition of our environment will
likely further deteriorate and climate
change impact will continue to
strengthen.

16. Renewable energy needs time to become
competitive in terms of costs and
efficiency with fossil fuels, and this will
certainly take some time. I'm just hoping
that by the time this happens our
environment, most notably our climate,
won't past the point of no return.