Impacts of Sustainable Energy Resource Use on the Health of the Environment

Abstract

Utilization of different types of energy has critically influenced the health of both the environment and living organisms. Further, the quantity and variety of energy resources utilized pose very serious issues for the survival of living organisms such as plants, animals, and human beings. People worldwide have developed the habit of using unsustainable or nonrenewable energy sources, creating environmental issues at the global level, such as release of greater quantities of greenhouse gases and other air pollutants, harming biological life and the health of the environment. To resolve the current issues and to maintain the health of all types of organisms, first we need to refine our current practices to utilize renewable energy sources (e.g., cellulosic biofuels, biodiesel, and hydrogen gas) obtained from sustainable resources such as lignocellulosic biomass or from use of bacteria or marine algae. Worldwide, lignocellulosic biomass is available in plentiful quantities, and its burning by farmers creates a lot of problems through air pollution (primary or secondary). Thus, we should develop biofuel plants and other types of renewable energy plants on a commercial scale for production of energy in a cost-effective way, as it is important to promote utilization of clean energy to maintain the health of organisms and the environment.