Technological fixes
With problems arising from the decreasing amount of vital resources, technological advances mean that new alternatives can be produced. For example, oil is running out, yet we depend on it greatly for our everyday lives. One possible solution is Hydrogen fuel cells which can be used to power cars. This is a good solution because: - there is plenty of hydrogen for us to use. Hydrogen can be found in water - its a good source of power. It only releases water when used so it releases no greenhouse gases
However, it also takes energy to produce and is four times as expensive as power from non-renewable sources. Another problem we need to overcome is global warming. There are various technological ways which could help solve this problem such as scrubbing technology to take CO2 out of the atmosphere, mirrors in space to reflect solar energy from Earth to reduce temperature rises. Unfortunately, these technologies are very expensive and the possible side effects are currently unknown.
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