Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! David & Pamela Fialkoff, Miami Beach Family, Kostadin Mandulov, Kyoung-Rok Jang, Alex Schenkman, Hachik Masis Bagdatyan, Sdiep Sriram, Ivan Todorović, Antero Semi, Yanuar Ashari, Mrinalini, Anthony Kudolo, Scott Gass, Querida Owens, David Lucsanyi, Hazel Lam, Jhiya Brooks, Manav parmar, Dwight Tevuk, Stephen A. Lesson by Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei, directed by Giulia Martinelli. So why don’t we exchange our fossil fuel dependence for an existence based only on renewables? Federico Rosei and Renzo Rosei describe the challenges. On the other hand, we have abundant sun, water and wind, which are all renewable energy sources. This massive scale of fossil fuel dependence pollutes the earth, and it won’t last forever. Įvery year, the world uses 35 billion barrels of oil. Vox.com is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. More about the 2018 Camp Fire in California and the investigation that determined it was started by electrical transmission lines: Īnd if you want to get really into the details of how these lines work, I found the Edison Tech Center really helpful: This other great study is what calculated how much renewable energy potential there is in just those 15 middle states: Vermont Public Radio reported on the energy bottleneck we talk about in the very beginning of the video: Īnd here’s more about that denied power plant from local Vermont TV station WCAX: This map from the US Energy Information Association is a good way to see what power plants and high-voltage power lines are near you (if you’re in the US): Much of the map data in the piece comes from the Net-Zero America study out of Princeton University: You can watch the first video on extreme heat □ and what cities are doing to combat that here: Īnd the third video on prescribed burns □ for forests here: This is the second of five videos we're releasing on climate coverage this week. So experts say we need to start proactively building them, right now. While solar plants can be built relatively fast, high-voltage transmission projects can take up to 10 years. And the US is going to need more high-voltage transmission lines. The distance from energy source to energy need is about to get a lot bigger. The problem is, that’s not always where the people who need the power are. And wind turbines have to be built where it’s windy. But we can’t just build solar plants where coal and gas plants used to be. The country’s current goal is for solar plants alone to make nearly half of US electricity by 2050. In the near future, the energy made in the US is going to be much greener. Subscribe and turn on notifications (□) so you don't miss any videos: Making clean energy isn’t enough: We also have to move it. Renewable Energy 101 | National Geographic Read more in "Renewable energy, explained" Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. There are many benefits to using renewable energy resources, but what is it exactly? From solar to wind, find out more about alternative energy, the fastest-growing source of energy in the world-and how we can use it to combat climate change. " onClick="activateTab('playlist1') return false">
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