Energy in the Age of Sustainability

Meeting global energy needs in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way is one of the grand challenges of our time. While the use of energy based on fossil fuels has enabled great advances and an increase in the standard of living, it has also brought us to the brink of an environmental cat...

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Published inJournal of chemical education Vol. 90; no. 11; pp. 1411 - 1413
Main Author Abruña, Héctor D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Easton American Chemical Society and Division of Chemical Education, Inc 12.11.2013
American Chemical Society
Subjects
Alternative energy
Energy
Energy consumption
Energy policy
Energy sources
Fossil fuels
Leadership
Policy making
Politics
Renewable energy
Society
Standard of living
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Materials Science
Oxidation/Reduction
Atmospheric Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Public Understanding/Outreach
Catalysis
Electrolytic/Galvanic Cells/Potentials
Photosynthesis
General Public
Environmental Chemistry
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Summary:Meeting global energy needs in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way is one of the grand challenges of our time. While the use of energy based on fossil fuels has enabled great advances and an increase in the standard of living, it has also brought us to the brink of an environmental catastrophe. As a society, we will need to develop strategies that integrate renewable and sustainable energy sources. We must also engage and partner with policy makers in order to articulate an energy policy that is not only scientifically and technically sound, but also one that the global society will accept. The energy challenge is the type of problem that we, as a global society, have never faced before and we need decisive scientific and political leadership to address it. We must accept the challenge and insist that our leaders articulate a global energy policy capable of meeting such a challenge. (Image created by Alice Muhlback and used with permission.)
ISSN:0021-9584
1938-1328
DOI:10.1021/ed400673m