Energy generation and carbon dioxide emission—The role of renewable energy for green development

Abstract

Generating supply energy is an important tool for every country since the country’s development and economic growth lie in energy. Issues about the depletion of the ozone layer and climate change have recently become a global concern. However, the increase in population has also yielded an increase in energy demand. This has compelled several economies to adopt emission-generation energy resources from power generation to meet this demand without impacting the environment. this study therefore outlines the need to embrace renewable energies globally to eliminate these challenges faced by countries globally from emission-generated energies. It outlines some of the renewable energy technologies benefits and techniques for development. The manuscript discusses the electricity generation from CO₂ emission and its environmental effect. It also analyses the worldwide potential of greenhouse gases and inequalities by consumption as well as energy demand and electricity generation by source. This manuscript outlines the impact of energy generation from CO₂ emission sources impact on the environment such as climate change and global warming and the need to replace them with environmentally friendly Renewable sources to achieve the zero-emission goal. The role of renewable energy as an alternative to be adopted globally for energy generation in place of CO₂ emission generation sources has also been outlined. Policies to overcome these challenges to the environment have been proposed such as the polluter pays policy where people pay more as they pollute, and the implementation of tariffs on renewable energy use. This manuscript provides useful information that helps to understand the need to adopt renewable as the main source in the global energy mix. It also adds to the existing information to overcome pollution from CO₂ emissions.