The world's climate determines thepattern of its winds. These winds are now increasingly used as a source ofenergy.
In the 21st century, the Earth'sclimate and itsenergy policy interact and their relationship is studied and governed by a variety of national and international institutions.[1]
The relationships between energy-resource depletion,climate change, health resources and the environment, and the effects that they have on each other, have been subject to numerous scientific studies andresearch efforts.[2] As a result, a majority of governments[3] see climate and energy as two of the most importantpolicy goals of the twenty first century.[4][5][6]
The correlation between climate and energy rests on known causal relationships betweenhuman population growth, risingenergy consumption andland use and the resultinggreenhouse gas emissions andclimate change.[7][8][9][10][11] Environmental harm was caused early on during the industrial revolution, with air pollution being caused by soot coming from factories, as well as the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere due to the burning of coal.[12]
The concern for climate change control andmitigation has consequently spurred policy makers and scientists to treat energy use and global climate as an inextricable nexus with effects also going in reverse direction[13] and create various initiatives, institutions and think tanks for a high-level treatment of the relationships. The varying approaches that are highly flawed and hold us back as a society when trying to stabilize the global climate include efficiency improvements, superconducting global electric grids, geoengineering, hydrogen production, storage, and transport.[14]
^Jones, Glenn A.; Warner, Kevin J. (2016). "The 21st century population-energy-climate nexus".Energy Policy.93. Elsevier BV:206–212.doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.02.044.ISSN0301-4215.
