Climate Change Threatens Future Of Renewable Energy
Renewable energy is a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. That, in turn, will slow the devastating effects of climate change. It turns out that climate change has crippled the advancement of renewable energy.
The UN reports, “As droughts reduce hydropower and clouds dim solar output worldwide, experts say meteorology and climate science must be at the heart of the energy transition.”
The process has already begun, and the challenge includes the United States. In 2022, a long and brutal drought caused a sharp drop in Lake Meade, which feeds the Hoover Dam. The dam’s hydroelectric power powers about 1.25 homes in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Trouble In India
Other countries, among the world’s largest producers of greenhouse gases had related trouble. The UN reported, “In India, production declined amid weaker monsoon winds, while some regions in Africa experienced even sharper losses, with wind output falling by as much as 20 to 30 per cent.”
It is also difficult to deal with large changes in supply. Electricity infrastructures are not built for huge fluxations on the constant basis they serve their customers.Â
Is AI One Solution?
As is expected in several other sectors of the global economy, AI may provide some relief. The UN analysis concludes that “Artificial intelligence (AI) is lending a hand: Machine learning models trained on climate and energy data can now predict resource fluctuations with higher resolution and accuracy.” However, at this point, no one knows if that will work.
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