Page 18 - ZEN ACTIF Newsletter - 2nd Issue

Dear Readers,
COIN NU MEMBRES – RENEWABLE ENERGY SUMMIT PROJECT
Following the World Environment Day which was celebrated on
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the 5 June, this article is focussed on bringing light on the

various issues and aspects towards a sustainable environment.
Climate change, too much pollution, not enough clean fresh

water, deforestation are just some of the environmental issues
we are facing today. Climate change is considered as the
single greatest threat we have ever faced. The poorest of the
poor have always been the first affected; drought, flood, food
shortage are imperilling the lives of millions. It is high time to

take action to counter those adverse effects to achieve a
greener and more sustainable standard of living. We, JCI
members, have to be active and in line with UN sustainable
development goals; Goal 13: „Take urgent action to combat

climate change and its impact’

Climate change is mostly an energy problem. The vast majority
of the carbon and greenhouse gases we emit into the
environment are generated due to our need for energy. We use
energy everyday of our life; watching television, washing
clothes, cooking, taking a shower, using a laptop, computer,
mobile phone, our vehicles require gasoline and diesel; street
lighting; shopping mall; the list can be exhaustive. But do we
really ponder where this energy comes from? Most of our
energy consumption is fuelled through the burning of fossil

fuels. However, with experts predicting the extinct of fossil fuel
by 2050, there is the urge to find other sources of energy. With
a power cut of 2-3 hours, we are already irritated and feeling
helpless at home. Now imagine being deprived of access to
energy; we will surely not survive.

Most of us have already come across the new trend
„Renewable Energy‟. But what is renewable energy and where
does it come from? Putting it in a simple form: renewable
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energies are those generated from sources that do not have a
finite end. The typically example of renewable energy we think

of are those from natural sources such as solar, wind and