Solar Energy: Climate Change And Global Warming

“Every second, our sun produces enough energy to sustain Earth’s need for 500,000 years”(Energy Efficient Residential Solar Power). The sun is something that we see everyday, but people choose not to use its energy to produce power in their house. Solar energy is beneficial to society by not polluting the Earth and producing more jobs in the solar industry.

Solar energy is a renewable resource that can be used to power homes in efficient ways and doesn’t produce greenhouse gases. Fossil fuels release an abundant amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when being burned to produce energy. The large amount of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere is what causes climate change and global warming, but if people start using solar power as

For example, in 2009, 59% of United States used coal to generate power and 0.01% of the United States used solar power to generate energy for their houses. Fewer people use solar energy because “installing solar panels to an existing house can be prohibitively expensive and often requires some technical know-how.”(Gale) Also, according to William Booth, generating electricity from the sun remains inefficient and expensive. In the United States, installers for solar panels, charge $4.36 per watt. However, over the years the price of solar energy has decreased. In addition, “putting solar PV panels on your roof is likely to save you tens of thousands of dollars in the log run. “Estimating that the solar bill is $100, your initial investment will save you approximately $50 a month for the life of your solar panel system.”(Bennett) By 2021, solar energy is supposed to be one of the cheapest energy sources. “Solar’s low cost trajectory is likely to continue: unlike oil, gas, and coal, solar PV is a technology, not a fuel.” (Richardson) According to an industry-planning document with continued research, solar electric systems will become more efficient, even more reliable, and less expensive. “The average 20-year savings for Americans who chose to utilize solar energy in 2011 were projected to be a little over $20,000.”(Shahan) Using solar energy can be

Solar panels may be expensive, but solar energy prices never increase like coal and natural gas prices do. If people continue using fossil fuels to provide energy for their houses, global warming will increase and be difficult to stop. In addition, there would not be as many jobs today if people did not use solar energy. The overall effect of solar energy has a significant impact on society by making the environment and our economy