Summary Reader Response Essay Draft 2
In the
article “How can southeast Asia's clean energy transition be sped up?”, Tim
Daubach (2019) Southeast Asia is a region with huge distinctive economies,
resource allocation so, Ernest Moniz (Chief Executive of the Energy and Nuclear Threat Initiative) (1) believes that the region should execute low-carbon
technologies in the production, storage and supply of electricity to reduce the
harmful gas emission. He suggested that for the countries with limited area, it
is smart to use nuclear fusion or hydrogen as a zero-emissions fuel. Nuclear fusion facilities has huge prospect but, due to today’s
technology and maintenance cost, it is not efficient for power production in
huge scale according to Chapman (Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Atomic
Energy Authority)(1). Moniz insists that to shift people to use sustainable
energy more swiftly, business and policymaker should decrease the cost of the
energy. Therefore, Southeast Asia should grasp the chance to improve their ecosystem, livelihood, and economy by quickly incorporating various sustainable
methods in producing green energy.
The key to
reducing carbon emission is to implement low-carbon technology in every region.
Lv, J., & Qin, S. (2016) (5) stated that during
the golden age of industrialization, the technology used to only maximize the
economic growth, ignoring the damage done to nature; resulting in green house gases which causes global warming. Hence, low-carbon technology is introduced to decrease
the greenhouse gases to the steady level by reducing carbon emission (5). Energy
Saving Trust. (2011) (2) mention that there are various low-carbon technology
such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems; Wind
turbines; Micro-CHP; Hydroelectricity; Solar water heating etc. They also
examined that solar PV is easy to install, Feed-in Tariffs payment which make a
good investment, and it is estimated that “Typical domestic systems are around
2.2 kW in size, and can provide around 1,850 kWh a year. This is over 40% of
the electricity used by a typical household” (2).
Therefore, the objective of establishing low-carbon technology is to focus on
bringing stability between human and nature for a better ecosystem and economic
growth.
The first
commercial nuclear power plant was commissioned in 1954, being one of the oldest
sustainable energy sources stated by European nuclear society (6). International
Energy Agency (2019) (3) observe that in the past 50 years, nuclear power
provides about 10 times that of solar and wind energy combined and became one
of the top contributors of global electricity supply market. Moniz (2019) (1)
stated that for countries with limited space in Southeast Asia , it is smart to
use nuclear fusion or hydrogen as a zero-emissions fuel for energy production,
but I do not agree with Mr.Moniz on the idea of building nuclear power plant.
Even though this power plant takes less space, there are 3 main drawbacks which
were examined by Kuet (2019) (3). Firstly, the
radioactive waste is lethal for living organism so, for small country it can
cause havoc ; secondly, there is a need for high skilled labour to run and
maintain it as there cannot be any mistake in handling it; lastly, terrorist
tend to attack power plant as it cause most damage to people and economy of the
country. Hence, one solution does not suit for all countries.
The business
owner and government should take initiative to educate and popularize green
energy. Daubach (2019) (1) believes that the Southeast
Asia is still falling behind in introducing essential energy efficiency
measures. To diminish the usage of coal we have to introduce new/alternative
ways to generate power argued by Bianca Sylvester (Associate Directore, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Australia) (1). Moniz insists that business and policymaker
should unite and decrease the cost of the energy so that the people can change
to sustainable energy more swiftly. I agree with his statement. Lv, J., & Qin, S. (2016) (5) propose that the
government should use social platform, media, magazine, news article etc. to
guide people and explain to the general public on how they can benefit by
swapping to clean energy and co-exist with nature. Therefore, they should
revise tax policy, motivate, promote, and fund the research on clean energy.
Regardless
of inexhaustible sunlight, wind, and water bodies, Southeast Asia is lagging
behind in changing from fossil to clean energy production in an era of
flourishing economies observed by Daubach
(2019) (1). Hence, it is the duty of the each and every person to change for
the better future. It is significant to learn, adapt, and co-exist.
Reference:
(1) Daubach, T. (2019). How can Southeast Asia's clean energy transition can be sped up? Retrieved September 30,
2019, from
(2) Energy Saving Trust. (2011). A buyer’s guide to renewable
and low carbon technologies. Retrieved September 30,
2019, from
(3) International Energy Agency. (2019). Nuclear Power in a
Clean Energy System. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from
(4) kuet, j. (2018). Benefits and Disadvantages
of Nuclear Energy. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from
(5) Lv, J., & Qin, S. (2016). On Low-Carbon
Technology. Retrieved September 30, 2019, from
(6)
European nuclear
society (2016). Nuclear power plants, world-wide. Retrieved
September 30, 2019, from
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