Welcome to the uncommon senses podcast! In this special series: sustainabiliTEA, where we spill the tea on sustainability. We discuss issues that centres around the environment and human development, specifically companies, technologies, policies, and individuals. In this series, we have a special co-host, Ms Lianna! She is currently pursuing a major in sociology and global sustainable development in the university of Warwick.
As the concept of green and sustainability becomes increasingly popular in businesses in more developed countries and regions, green energy development has also been on a rise. What is the current situation for technologies in clean energy and the recycling industry? And, what will it become in the future? In the following two episodes, we will discuss our views on the technology advancements in the field of non-renewable, renewable and alternative energy.
Resources:
- Global oil crisis: https://www.businessinsider.com/crude-oil-cost-of-production-2014-5
- Solar energy myths and facts: https://solarcraft.com/solar-energy-myths-facts/#:~:text=MYTH%20%231%3A%20Solar%20panels%20require,generally%20less%20than%204%20years
- Giant desert solar farms and unintended climate consequences: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/giant-desert-solar-farms-might-have-unintended-climate-consequences
- Different types of wind energy: https://kiwienergy.us/the-different-types-of-wind-energy/
- High flying kites to power your home: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/high-flying-kites-power-wind-energy
- How many birds do wind turbines kill each year: https://abcbirds.org/blog21/wind-turbine-mortality/
- How many birds do cats kill each year: https://petkeen.com/how-many-birds-do-cats-kill-statistics/#:~:text=Cats%20kill%20approximately%202.4%20billion%20birds%20every%20year
- China and renewable energy: https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3161732/china-remain-renewable-energy-leader-strong-capacity-growth
- How safe is nuclear power: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00963402.2016.1145910#:~:text=Using%20simple%20statistics%2C%20the%20probability,a%20large%20degree%20of%20uncertainty
- David McKay’s views on nuclear energy: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/03/idea-of-renewables-powering-uk-is-an-appalling-delusion-david-mackay
sustainable energy without the hot air” by David Mackay: https://www.withouthotair.com/
