How we live is affecting the environment. We live in a beautiful world and it is experiencing changes.

Through the burning of fossil fuels to run cars and to produce electricity in power stations, greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere. These gases are causing Global Warming. Global Warming means that it is getting warmer, causing a change in the climate we usually expect. Climate Change may lead to:

• more extreme weather
• more droughts
• rise in sea levels - resulting in some islands and coastal towns disappearing
• some crops not being able to grow where they use to!

Another environmental issue is using resources in a sustainable way. Sustainability means that things will last into the future. The energy we use to power our TVs and lights is mainly produced by fossil fuels, which include coal and oil – these resources will not last forever and we need to think of other resources we can use to provide for the energy we all use, so that we can produce energy in a more sustainable way.

Renewable Energy provides a solution to these environmental issues.