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energy consumption is a huge part of our daily lives
能源消耗是我們日常生活的重要部分
we eat with energy
我們吃能量
we travel with energy
我們旅行與能源
we work with energy
我們與能源合作
and we even flirt with energy
我們甚至有能量調情
today we gather most of our energy from coal, oil and natural gas
今天我們聚集在我們的大部分能源來自煤炭,石油和天然氣
also known as fossil fuels
也被稱為礦物燃料
additionally we gather energy from biomass
此外,我們從生物質中的能量收集
nuclear and renewables
核能和可再生能源
fossil fuels consist of the extracted decomposed organisms and plants that existed millions of years ago
化石燃料是由前存在數百萬年所提取的分解生物和植物
biomass converts plants into biometric materials that produce energy
生物質轉化植物成產生能量的生物測定材料
nuclear energy is released during nuclear fusion
核聚變過程中的核能量釋放
Lastly, renewable energy comes from a source that's not depleted when used such as..
最後,可再生能源來源於如使用時不是耗盡源..
wind or solar power
風能或太陽能
but what's the profound difference between them?
但什麼是他們之間深厚的區別?
how do they affect our planet?
他們是如何影響我們的地球?
fossil fuels cost more than what we pay at the pump
化石燃料的成本超過了我們在加油站支付
and impacts our environment in many ways
和影響我們的環境在很多方面
these impacts include global warming
這些影響包括全球變暖
air quality detoriaration
空氣質量detoriaration
oil spills
漏油
and acid rain
和酸雨
it's also projected fossil fuel resources will be depleted within the next fifty to one hundred years
它也預計化石燃料資源將在未來五十至一百年內耗盡
biomass and nuclear energy also have similar issues
生物質能和核能也有類似的問題
and luckily we have one
幸運的是,我們有一個
renewable energy comes from resources which can actually replenish in our lifetime
可再生能源來自可在我們的有生之年居然補充資源
whereas fossil fuels are a one time use resource in human time scale
而化石燃料是人類的時間尺度一次性使用資源
resources for renewable energy include sunlight, wind,rain,tides,waves and geothermal heat
可再生能源包括陽光,風,雨,潮,海浪和地熱
the best part is that we dont need to compromise our planet to harness it
最好的部分是,我們不需要妥協我們的星球駕馭它
nor do we have to rely on other nations for these resources
我們也不需要依靠其他國家對這些資源
which history has shown to be a contributor to war, famine and political instability
其歷史已經證明是一個貢獻者戰爭,飢荒和政治動盪
so how do we get this ...
那麼我們如何得到這個...
to look like this
看起來像這樣
presently we have the technology to be 100 % renewable reliant
目前我們所擁有的技術是100%可再生能源的依賴
the truth is our infrastructure is built around our fossil fuel dependency
真相是我們的基礎設施是圍繞我們的化石燃料的依賴建
if we could convert our infrastructure to what's known as a super grid, we would be able to rely on clean renewable energy
如果我們能夠我們的基礎設施,以什麼作為一個超級電網轉換,我們將能夠依靠清潔可再生能源
will our children live in a world full of pollution?
將我們的孩子生活在一個充滿污染的世界嗎?
or should they continue the path of evolution?
還是應該繼續演進的路徑?