Energy and World Change: Past, Present and Future
Given the increasing consumption of energy today, it is imperative that we have enough sustainable energy for future generations. If not, what are they going to be living on? The use of technology has evolved in tandem with technology. For instance, in the past, our forefathers created heat energy through rubbing the stones together and after which, they would use the energy to cook their meat. Today, we make use of gas stoves to generate heat and electrical energy to cook our meals. Energy has not evolved. But the way we use it has changed. Just like any other inventions in technology, the use of technology has increased the convenience for us to use energy. With the easy availability of energy, it is inevitable that we end up consuming more than we are supposed to. After all, Men are selfish creatures.
The advancements in technology has facilitated the invention of an improved stove which produces less carbon emissions than a coal stove. This is actually an invention by the Beijing Shenzhou Daxu Biomass Energy Technology Company Limited which achieves a high efficiency (over 40%) and low emissions. Using this instead of a coal stove reduces the cost of cooking and heating by over 50%, and achieves a reduction of over 8 tonnes of carbon dioxide emission per year. As such, it is evident that technological improvements can enable us to use energy more efficiently so that there is less wastage and hence more energy for the future generations. Also, the cost of this power stove is relatively low and thus most villagers will be able to benefit from it.
The invention above was the product of Research and Development (R&D). Thus, I feel that governments should invest more money into the R&D for renewable resources of energy so that more disruptive innovations can be discovered so that we can use energy more efficiently from now on.
Overall, I rate the session 8/10.
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