Intro: The human race has one planet to live on and it is quickly being stripped of its valuable natural resources.

Thesis: Renewable energy, including solar, wind, hydroelectric and various other power sources, are able to be utilized without depleting any of Earth’s natural resources. Because of the importance of the state of this planet for the future generations to come, it is vital that policies supporting the implementation of green energy continue to progress, protecting the environment, reserving natural resources, and reducing dependency on foreign nations.

1st argument: policies supporting the implementation of green energy continue to progress

• whether or not industrialization has affected the Earth’s climate.

2nd argument:  protecting the environment

• Greenhouse gases, an overarching term describing gases that absorb the infrared radiation of the sun and trap it within the atmosphere, are produced through the combustion of fossil fuels

3rd argument: reserving natural resources

4th argument: reducing dependency on foreign nations.

conclusion: The temptation of financial gain at the expense of the planet

supplying energy to the population is still essential to modern living, a much more environmentally friendly option available to national power supply is the use of renewable energy sources. Renewable energy, including solar, wind, hydroelectric and various other power sources, are able to be utilized without depleting any of Earth’s natural resources. Because of the importance of the state of this planet for the future generations to come, it is vital that policies supporting the implementation of green energy continue to progress, protecting the environment, reserving natural resources, and reducing dependency on foreign nations.

Increasing the amount of energy obtained through green methods relative to fossil fuels can also prove to be beneficial by slowing the depletion of the Earth’s natural resources. At the rate these resources are being used up and due to the limits on the Earth’s natural fossil fuel reserve, they will no longer be available as a source of energy within the near future if consumption does not drastically change. The article How long before we run out of fossil fuels? states that, “the R/P ratio essentially divides the quantity of known fuel reserves by the current rate of production to estimate how long we could continue if this level of production remained constant… we would have about 115 years of coal production, and roughly 50 years of both oil and
natural gas remaining” (Ritchie).

One of the most pivotal reasons to strengthen policy and urge the transition to renewable energy is the significant environmental impact that anthropic greenhouse gases have had on the condition of the planet. Greenhouse gases, an overarching term describing gases that absorb the infrared radiation of the sun and trap it within the atmosphere, are produced through the combustion of fossil fuels. By trapping solar radiation in the atmosphere, the presence of these gases increase the Earth’s average climate drastically impacting both the environment and virtually all living organisms. In the research paper, Study of Impacts of
Global Warming on Climate Change, the author states, “current changes in ocean chemistry due to the burning of fossil fuels may portend a new wave of die-offs. In other words, the vast clouds of shelled creatures in the deep oceans had virtually disappeared” (Singh 102). This is important in invoking a progression in environmental regulations because humans have had a statistically significant impact on the induced climate change through the dependency on fossil fuels to
produce energy.

“Climate Change Evidence: How Do We Know?” NASA, NASA, 21 Sept. 2018.
Joyce, William. “Oil Dependency: a Subtle but Serious Threat.” American Security Project, 4
June. 2013.

This source is very credible as it highlights information from NASA. It states that Economic vitality requires stable
prices, as spikes in oil prices may reduce output and wages while increasing inflation and interest
rates”
Ritchie, Hannah. “How Long before We Run out of Fossil Fuels?” Our World in Data, 18 Aug.
2017.

This source has high credibility as brings in data about fossil fuels from all over the world. It talks about the how accurate the data about fossil fuels is and also mentions that based on the assumption of constant fossil fuel consumption, the implementation of green energy would allow for these reserves of resources to be depleted at a much slower rate.

Singh, Bharat R, “Study of Impacts of
Global Warming on Climate Change.” Intech 2012.

This is a study done by a credible researcher. This is important in invoking a progression in environmental regulations because humans have had a statistically significant impact on the induced climate change through the dependency on fossil fuels to
produce energy.

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