Alternative Energy Disadvantages

Every day, the world produces carbon dioxide which is released into the earth’s atmosphere and will still be there in one hundred years’ time. This increased amount of carbon dioxide increases the warmth of Earth and is considered to be the main cause of the "Global Warming Effect." The most helpful answer to global warming is to replace energy techniques with alternatives that have better performance and do not emit carbon dioxide. This is what we call alternative energy. It is estimated that by 2050, one-third of the world 's energy will need to come from solar, wind, and other renewable resources (Alternative, 2014). If we do not start taking advantage of the benefits of alternative energy, our global warming levels will rise, public health will start to decrease, and our economy will suffer.

Human activity is over burdening our air with carbon dioxide and other dangerous atmospheric leakages, which trap heat, consistently drive up the planet 's temperature, and make huge and unsafe effects on our wellbeing, our surroundings, and our atmosphere. Power generation represents more than 33% of the United States dangerous atmospheric levels, …show more content…
This could mean that there would be a need to reduce the amount of energy used or more energy facilities would need to be built. This is a questionable disadvantage, because many people use too much energy as it is. If forced to use alternative energy, which could be limited, there would be more socializing amongst people, more children spending time away from electronics, etc. There is also the rebuttal of solar energy is almost limitless. Most economists believe that it is worth the "expense" to build more facilities to store this “limitless” energy, then to use potentially harmful energy (Miller,