Europes energy could be completely renewable by 2050

According to a report released on Monday earlier this week Europe’s energy could be all renewable by 2050 and 40 percent of global energy demands by 2050. A "super-smart" grid that will be powered by solar farms in North Africa, wind farms around Europe and the North Sea, hydro-electric from Scandinavia and the Alps and a mixture of biomass and marine energy could make carbon based fuels such as fossil fuels no longer needed.

About 50 percent of Europe’s fuels are imported fuels. This means using more fuel to import them. According to projections this could increase to 70 percent. in the next few decades. The report said this change in the type of energy we use is needed to stay within the limit of two degrees Celsius to at least limit the effects of Global Warming.

The EU is sticking to it's promises of a goal to supply 20 percent of it's energy needs with renewable energy by 2020. This is what the European Commission reported earlier in March. In my opinion I think that it's a good idea but I wonder where all the solar farms and wind farms will be put without destroying some of the environment first. There’s plenty of land to put them on but they just need to find it. What do you think?

A poem about the environment by Freda Vitty

Who Cares?

Study the environment? 

It’s not so cool. 

They’re just not interested 

The kids at school. 

They don’t seem to realise 

Learning about earth 

Just might make the difference 

And prove its worth. 

It’s now in the present 

We need to act. 

It’s our gift to the future. 

Let’s face the fact 

If we don’t save energy 

What began with a bang 

May fade out with a whimper 

Let’s start a gang 

With science and knowledge 

A gang that’s aware 

A global gang to show the world 

We really do care.