Abstract
There are different forms of fuel that have been in use globally. These fuels have several effects as far as the environment is concerned. There are the conventional fuels which have been contributing towards the many cases that are associated with climate change. They include climate change, a lot of expenses pollution, inaccessibility and effects on agricultural practices. This shows that using other forms of fuel that are environmental friendly would be much better than relying on these conventional fuels. The alternative fuels are preferable or that matter. These are usually other substances or materials that can be used in fueling apart from conventional fuels. There is increased use of motor vehicles for transportation and the fact that they use unleaded fuels leads to release of harmful gases into the atmosphere. The moment fossil fuels are burnt to release the needed powder, they do release carbon dioxide unlike in the cases where alternative oils are used. The alternative fuels do not leave the gases in the atmosphere as they are usually at their end product state. There would also be reduced cases of conflicts that have been caused by over dependence of the world on the Middle East for the supply of fuel.. The alternative fuels are usually environment al friendly. A lot of money would be saved There is also the ability to produce the fuels domestically since the products of production are readily available, the alternative fuels are accessible and favor the agricultural practices. Use of alternative fuels enables to conserve the environment in that they do release small quantities of carbon dioxide and several other gases which are harmful and cause climate change.
Introduction
There have been debates concerning the reliability of different forms of fuels in globally. Many have been arguing that the conservation fuels are cheap energy sources, less money is required for transport, economical, abundant and reliable. However, there are many negative implications associated with them and this makes it reliable to depend on alternative fuels. Alternative fuels are usually other substances or materials that can be used in fueling apart from conventional fuels such as fossil fuels and nuclear materials like thorium and uranium. There is increased use of motor vehicles for transportation in this century and the fact that they use unleaded fuels leads to release of harmful gases into the atmosphere. The moment fossil fuels are burnt to release the needed powder, they release carbon dioxide unlike in the cases where alternative oils are used. The alternative fuels do not leave the gases in the atmosphere as they are usually at their end product state. There would also be reduced cases of conflicts that have been caused by over dependence of the world on the Middle East for the supply of fuel. The alternative fuels are usually environment al friendly. A lot of money would be saved There is also the ability to produce the fuels domestically since the products of production are readily available, the alternative fuels are accessible and favor the agricultural practices. The usage alternative fuels to drive machines enables to conserve the environment in that they do release small quantities of carbon dioxide and several other gases which are harmful and cause climate change.
There Is Reduction of Environmental Pollution
The conventional fuels have been major source of environmental pollution. These fuels have been generating high quantities of toxic carbon dioxide gas. These gases have been affecting the climate change (Perera, 2). This has been a major threat to the children who are readily exposed to air pollution. They cause great threats in the lives of living organisms. There have been many cases of hospitalization related to cardiovascular illnesses. This causes great threat towards human beings. There are also effects in climate change whereby the normal seasons are being interfered with. There have been prolonged rainy and drought seasons. This has been causing major problems globally. The climate changes associated with increased pollution from the high practices that facilitate consumption of conventional have been contributing to the many cases of food shortage. The high temperatures usually interfere with the normal growth of the plants. The presence of carbon dioxide in the soil reduces the nitrogen as well as protein levels thus reducing the rate of nitrogen fixation. The non-conventional fuels do not pollute the environment. This is because the products produced are already at their end product state hence no emission of harmful carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere. This gives people confidence that there would be no harmful effects on the body systems if these alternative fuels are well utilized.
The alternative fuels do not emit the toxic products like carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and particulate matter. This implies that there will be reduced cases of illnesses and hospitalization related to climate changes because the atmosphere would be clean unlike for the cases of conventional fuels. The availability of the alternative fuels in abundant levels would facilitate maintenance of a clean environment as compared to conventional fuels. This is because there might be leakage of the transportation pipes and since they are not transported as they would be domestically produced gives the assurance of a clean and safe environment. The other fact is that because they are environmental friendly, even if they leak no pollution would be counted. They still do not interfere with the ozone layer as well as climate change. For example, the hydrogen fuel cars do not emit oxygen but rather they do produce other products like heat and water. It is true that water and hydrogen do react chemically but they later produce electricity which is would be used for other purposes. Adopting the alternative fuels use would be a major step to help fight with air pollution.
There Protection from Climate Change
The increase use of conventional fuel has been a major cause of climate change. This is where the atmospheric temperatures have been rising at very high rate globally. The gases that are being released from the conventional fuels like carbon dioxide have been the major cause of climate change (Covert, et al. 118). The gases end up collecting at the atmosphere whereby they absorb solar radiation and sunlight causing the temperature of the planet to go high. This has been happening with practice of burning fossil fuels with an aim of producing powder. The burning of coal has also been a contributing factor towards emission of carbon dioxide thereby causing climate change. The alternative fuels emit no toxic gases. This is evident by the fact that the products produced are not toxic. They are usually environmental friendly as they pose no threats on the environment. There is no gas that would be produced by these fuels to later interfere with the atmosphere thus causing global warming. For example, biodiesel would alone be used for driving the vehicles when diesel additives have been added. This is purposely to reduce the emissions of toxic gases like hydrogen carbon, carbon monoxide and particulates in to the atmosphere. The atmospheric temperatures will usually remain at normal states not unless affected by other factors but not the alternative fuels. Discovery and utilization of these environmental friendly fuels would play an important role in ensuring that the there is safe and quality environment suitable for existence of the living things.
Alternative Fuels Saves Money
The conventional fuels are expensive in various ways. First, it might appear difficult to explore as well as extract the fuels. People who depend on environment as source of food are highly affected (Chambers, 6). There is usually high amount of money spent during mitigation of the effects that have been caused by fossil fuels. . The people affected need to be taken care of in the hospitals where high amount of money would be spent. The carbon produced affects the climate causing damage of the plants. This leads to low or no food production in the affected areas thereby causing the occupants to buy food from other areas. There is usually much money that could have been spent in the process s of planting the food and this comes to be a waste. The use of alternative fuels would play an important role in saving money as there are less damage associated with the same. For example, the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by biomass, wind and hydropower is relatively low compared to that of conventional fuels like coal. the money that would have been spent in managing the damages that have been posed by the conventional fuels would rather be used to cater for other important activities that might promote development if the alternative fuels would be used as sources of energy. There would be no money spent to taking the people who have been affected by the atmospheric effects caused by the use of conventional fuels. The adoption of alternative form of energy use would also play an important role in saving money that is on use to facilitate the transportation of the imported conventional fuels. It is therefore clear that using alternative fuels would be much cheaper and not pose burdens to the people.
There is a Positive Impact on Agriculture
The carbon dioxide produced by the conventional fuels readily interferes with farming activities. There have been increased temperatures which are brought about by climate change thus causing shortage of food and water (Agnew, 23). There is usually lowered suitability of the lands which have been in use for agricultural purposes, low quantities of food crops from the gardens and the duration of the seasons also reduced. This has been a major issue interfering with the farming activities. The farmers have been experiencing low yields from the harvests. Sometimes they have been staying for long without planting the crops due to prolonged periods of dry seasons. The climate change associated with the emission of carbon dioxide has also been interfering with fishing practices due to the raised temperatures. Still the presence of carbon dioxide have been causing the deaths of livestock since their respiratory systems area as well affected like it happens to human beings. On the other hand, it is clear that use alternative fuels would positively affect the farming activities. The fuels like the bio fuels are made from the crops and end up being manufactured by local means. This greatly benefits he farmers as it serves as support to their hard and dedicated work. There have been emergences of ethanol and bio diesel cooperatives which result from the cooperatives that have been made by the hardworking farmers. This benefits the farmers in that they feel appreciated when enabling the establishment if such services to other people.
Alternative Fuels Are Easily Accessible
The conventional sources of fuels are usually not abundant as very few areas produce them. The fossil fuels are being utilized at a very faster rate as there has been increasing use of electricity to running the high technological machinery. They are therefore becoming inaccessible. It is also becoming hard to find the reserves (Hadian, 11). This shows that with the absence of fossil fuels, there would be no operation of machines due to absence of electricity production. This increased rate of consumption of fossil fuel has been indicating that in later years, there would not be sources of conventional fuels since they are finite and cannot be naturally replenished. After depletion of fossil fuels, it usually takes several years before they form again. This shows that they are not very much reliable fuel sources as compared to alternative sources. Hydrogen is very much abundant in the atmosphere. It is also renewable just like solar energy is. Hydrogen fuel is used to power the electrical systems and in the process there is production of pure products like water which would be used by the crew. The sources of hydrogen like wind and solar are also renewable. For instance a case where solar would be used as a reliable source of energy to produce hydrogen, the energy is to pulled from the sun by use of solar cells put on the roof. Solar films would also be used where they are to be kept on the windows to enable greater capture of radiation. Abundant of the power generated would be put in to use during the hours of the day. The rest of the energy would be used in production of renewable hydrogen through the process of electrolysis. The energy would then be utilized later when there is no sun for generation of electrical power. This makes the alternative fuels to be more reliable sources of energy.
Can Frequently Be Produced Domestically
In most cases, the conventional fuels need to be imported from the Middle East to be used for production of energy required to driving the machinery. Many of the occupants of the United States depend on oil from the Middle East (IAsmar, 54). This is because the sources are limited hence there is the need to depend on the imported fuels if at all the electric machines would operate. The sources are limited and this is one of the disadvantage of the conventional sources basing the increase demand of energy needed to drive the machines especially vehicles as their use has been increasing at a very high rate. Use of alternative fuels would be advantageous as they can be domestically produced in a frequent manner. This is because they are readily available; for example the hydrogen source of energy. There is high supply of hydrogen in the atmosphere considering that it’s the simplest element among others. Some time might be taken while breaking the compounds down and separating them from each other but the fact that it is abundant and its accessibility is easy compensates for the time that has been taken in the process of its preparation. Additionally, the product produced at the end is environmental friendly and very powerful energy source. The ability to produce the alternative fuels domestically would enable the utilization of the resources of the country and this in turn might strengthen the economy.
Conclusion
Alternative fuels are other substances that can be used in fueling apart from conventional fuels such as fossil fuels. There has been increase in use of motor vehicles for transportation in this twenty first decade and the fact that they use unleaded fuels leading to release of harmful gases into the atmosphere. The burning of fossils has been releasing toxic gases, carbon dioxide to be precise, which have been a major threat to the atmosphere. The alternative fuels do not leave the gases in the atmosphere as they are usually at their end product state. As seen in the discussion in the paper above, the alternative fuels are greater conservers of the environment. This is because the products produced are already at their end product state hence no emission of the harmful carbon dioxide in to the atmosphere. This implies that there would be reduced cases of illnesses and hospitalization related to climate changes because the atmosphere would b clean unlike for the cases of conventional fuels. The availability of the alternative fuels in abundant levels would facilitate maintenance of a clean environment as compared to conventional fuels. Adopting the non-conventional fuels would be encouraged to establish new forms of fuels would not run out as for the conventional ones. This is because they can be produced easily by the particular nations thus reducing the high dependency rate on the fuels that are being imported from other nations. There would also be reduced cases of conflicts that have been caused by over dependence of the world on the Middle East for the supply of fuel. There would be contribution in protecting the atmosphere from global warming as seen with the conventional fuels. Since no toxic gases would be produced to the atmosphere, the climate change is not interfered with. The alternative fuels are usually environment al friendly. For example, biodiesel would alone be used for driving the vehicles when diesel additives have been added. This is mainly to reduce the emissions of toxic gases like hydrogen carbon, carbon monoxide and particulates in to the atmosphere. A lot of money would be saved since no damages are caused by the alternative fuels as for the case of conventional ones. There is also the ability to produce the fuels domestically since the products of production are readily available, for instance as seen in the case of hydrogen. Finally, the alternative fuels are renewable in terms of the products as well as the sources.
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