Go Green Revolution
(GG Revolution)
The world is moving into a new era, the Go Green
Revolution (GGR). This means that everyone, not only
environmental activists, has to go green because of the
earth's current global warming and rising seas.
Environmental changes are not only damaging to our
economy, but are now to the point of threatening human
life itself. It is no longer acceptable to solely use
fossil fuels to run the economy while damaging the
environment.
Many countries now realize there is a problem and are
actively trying to change their economic system to
become more earth friendly. Germany is an example of
this, they have placed a cap on their CO2 emissions to
reduce their greenhouse gas contribution. In Brazil,
they have taken charge and started the process of
changing to ethanol. They have already changed 40% of
their fuel to ethanol, so they are no longer dependant
on foreign imported oils.
In
the United States, the Bush administration has in the
past five years been spending 29 billion dollars in
research and development of renewable energy sources and
energy tax incentives. What is more interesting is that
Congress and the Senate are both controlled by the
Democratic Party. This is significant in that there is
a presidential election next year and if a Democrat wins
the presidency, there will be a huge shift toward green
energy policies. The Democratic Party has many
environmental supporters. It’s also possible that there
could be more pressure put on the oil and gas companies
to invest in renewable energy sources. If this were to
happen, it's possible a tremendous amount of money would
be invested in renewable sources of energy.
Americans, in general, already acknowledge failure with
the Iraq War. They are realizing more and more their
dependence on oil and that they must change to renewable
sources of energy. After a new administration is
brought in, many countries will have to change their
energy policies if the U.S. decides to join the Kyoto
treaty with the condition that all developing nations
join (including China and India).
The United Nation's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) already warns us of the seriousness of
global warming. Dr. Achim Steiner, Exec. Direc UN
Environmental Program, says that “It matters whether or
not you are born in Africa…..societies are affected in
different ways.” No longer is there debate about our
direct involvement in global warming. We, humans, are
responsible for the warming of the earth and all nations
accept this result without doubt.
How does this global change affect
us? It's very clear that our future has to change
dramatically soon. This is bad news for those nations
that are not prepared. The future competitiveness of a
nation depends on its energy security. Whoever
develops the initial green energy source, will elevate
their nation to become a major power in the future. A
new revolution means new opportunities for all
industrial nations. It can be solar, wind, water,
biomass, or any type of renewable energy source for all
different nations. It is a matter of survival and the
fittest will come out on top with innovative energy
developments.
The 19th century had the
Industrial Revolution, the 20th century had the IT
revolution and now the Go
Green
Revolution is for the 21st century.
The Go
Green
Revolution and converting to an environmentally friendly
industry is no longer a choice. It is our reality and
it's coming to us very fast.
