Entering the modern world, the earth experienced big changes caused by the modern civilization of human, and accordingly, several issues occurred. There are environmental issues, unusual weather issues, and some health problems brought with the civilization. One of the causes of the environ mental problems is using environment-unfriendly energy sources such as fossil fuel, so green energy and renewable energy are getting spotlight globally. Solar energy, one of the green and renewable energies, is holding the limelight of the world, while there are not little rejections against using the energy. Some people argue that solar energy is inefficient and that it costs too much to install. Nevertheless, it is highly recommendable to South Korea to
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The energy source in South Korea highly relies on fossil fuel and nuclear energy, which are the main pollutant of the nation. According to OECD, “greenhouse gasses and fine particle in South Korea is almost top of the world” (“Ministry”). The air pollution caused by existing energy sources is huge. On the contrary, solar energy will not pollute the environment; it does not create any harmful emission. If the nation replaces the usage of other anti-environmental energies with solar energy, the air pollution will be reduced. According to an article, “as of early 2014, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions prevented by solar panels in the United States was . . . equal to taking 3.5 million cars off the road” (Mcdonnell 41). Excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the noxious cause of the air pollution. Installing and using solar panels can reduce the enormous amount of carbon dioxide and make a better …show more content…
The South Korean electricity system is operated under the government: it is a public corporation, and it is a monopoly. There is no price competition among various companies, and the electricity bill on households is also expensive. However, if Korea uses solar energy for electricity instead of fossil fuel, households do not have to pay the high bills. Of course, the installation cost is not cheap, but once set up the facilities for generating electricity from solar energy, there are only a few things to spend money such as maintain the facilities. An American scientist states that the solar energy received on “43,000 square miles . . . could produce the amount of energy the United States consumed in 1970” (Williams 3). The amount of energy that solar energy can cover is enormous. If a country uses vast lands for solar energy facilities, the energy created from there can afford the whole country. South Korea can generate such efficient energy with less cost, which will lead to less tax. According to the local news of Jeju Island, “the local government carried forward a project for about 1700 households on the island installing solar panels” in 2003 (Park). Consequently, the households could reduce about two thousand dollars on average annually. Korean households’ economy will be improved using solar
The energy source in South Korea highly relies on fossil fuel and nuclear energy, which are the main pollutant of the nation. According to OECD, “greenhouse gasses and fine particle in South Korea is almost top of the world” (“Ministry”). The air pollution caused by existing energy sources is huge. On the contrary, solar energy will not pollute the environment; it does not create any harmful emission. If the nation replaces the usage of other anti-environmental energies with solar energy, the air pollution will be reduced. According to an article, “as of early 2014, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions prevented by solar panels in the United States was . . . equal to taking 3.5 million cars off the road” (Mcdonnell 41). Excessive carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the noxious cause of the air pollution. Installing and using solar panels can reduce the enormous amount of carbon dioxide and make a better …show more content…
The South Korean electricity system is operated under the government: it is a public corporation, and it is a monopoly. There is no price competition among various companies, and the electricity bill on households is also expensive. However, if Korea uses solar energy for electricity instead of fossil fuel, households do not have to pay the high bills. Of course, the installation cost is not cheap, but once set up the facilities for generating electricity from solar energy, there are only a few things to spend money such as maintain the facilities. An American scientist states that the solar energy received on “43,000 square miles . . . could produce the amount of energy the United States consumed in 1970” (Williams 3). The amount of energy that solar energy can cover is enormous. If a country uses vast lands for solar energy facilities, the energy created from there can afford the whole country. South Korea can generate such efficient energy with less cost, which will lead to less tax. According to the local news of Jeju Island, “the local government carried forward a project for about 1700 households on the island installing solar panels” in 2003 (Park). Consequently, the households could reduce about two thousand dollars on average annually. Korean households’ economy will be improved using solar