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The severe weather caused by climate change negatively affects people. I attend King Middle School. We’ve debated energy sources and climate change. I believe Maine should focus on wind and solar power to become carbon neutral by 2045 in order to reduce climate change.
Maine should use wind, a clean energy source, to mitigate climate change. It does not produce emissions or require cooling. Wind is sustainable and emissions-free, making it viable for the future. People have observed a significant increase in output, efficiency, and strength of wind turbines due to many new discoveries in the field of materials science.
Solar could also create clean energy abundance by 2045. Mainers need energy independence, and being able to power your home with photovoltaic panels on your roof is a major step. The amount of solar energy that the earth receives each day is much greater than the total amount that people consume each day. Technology is evolving, we need power to keep up. If homeowners use solar instead of nonrenewable, it can even save money.
We need to focus on wind and solar power in order to reduce and reverse the effects of climate change and become carbon neutral by 2045. Whatever you can do to help, whether it’s installing solar panels on your roof, wind turbines on farms, growing your own food, or even riding your bike to work, I encourage you to do whatever you can to reduce our carbon emissions and help Maine stop climate change.
Mercury Kupferberg
Portland