At the current rate of consumption, there is about 250 to 350 years of fossil fuels left on Earth. Most of this is coal. There is only about 25 to 40 years of oil left on Earth. It is difficult to make an accurate prediction with oil because the rate of consumption can change drastically as developing nations grow.
The amount of oil left in the world is predicted to be around 1.2 trillion barrels of oil. More oil is likely to be discovered, but declines in oil supplies are currently outpacing newfound oil supplies according to National Geographic; this means that supplies are dropping. In 2008 production from the world’s mature oil fields was declining at a rate of 6.7% a year. This is likely to get worse over time. 1.2 trillion barrels of oil may sound like a huge amount, which it is, but the problem is that the human race consumes a huge amount at the same time, with oil stocks declining and levels that are outpacing demand. Many observers believe the day of peak oil production has passed, and other optimists estimate it will only be a matter of years before we pass peak production. 1.2 trillion barrels means that oil will run out in 44 years based on current usage figures. Although is it predicted that the time when oil will run out will come sooner due to the increasing usage and demand in the developing economies of the world, especially in China and India, where usage has increased dramatically in the past decade. Some estimates estimate that oil will run out in as little as 25 years, others say there is enough oil left in the world to last for 40 years. There is no definite date, but it is imminent.
As well as the threat on the impact of our daily lives like not being able to run a car as we did or the possibility of having to change our levels of usage of electrical products, there is a wider political factor here; the dwindling stocks of fossil fuels are likely to create conflicts in the future between nations seeking security of their fossil fuel reserves.
Basing on the above facts, fossil fuel needs to be preserved. Aside from being a major contributory factor in increasing carbon emissions to the environment (which speeds up global warming) fossil fuel is an essential substance that is needed by generations to come. Our present generation has depleted much of the current fossil fuel reserves due to industry innovations and high demand of fossil fuel use due to industrialization.
So what effect will it be if humanity starts using water and other alternative energy sources in order to preserve fossil fuels from complete depletion? Majority of governments around the world are against the use and proliferation of alternative sources of energy and fuel such as water. Why? It is mainly due to some people who have invested too much on a resource that is currently on the way towards depletion and extinction. Only a few e people who hold sensitive positions in global economies and governments benefit from this trade, sacrificing those whom they govern and supposedly serve just to attain personal gratification and monopoly. Greed for money and power, these are the reasons why they go against the use of such alternative sources of energy.
Water is energy, water is power and water is the solution for a cleaner environment. It will save the remaining reserves of fossil fuels needed by the succeeding generations to come. It will definitely free countries who depend much on the use of fossil fuels to run their economy. So why hinder the use of a technology that will lift up a country from poverty? Elevating it into an economy that will uplift a nation towards progress, ridding it of dependence to fossil fuels that they dim not possess.
PRESERVE FOSSIL FUELS, USE IT LESS....USE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY..... MAKE USE OF THE MOST ABUNDANT RESOURCE IN THE WORLD,.....USE WATER TO RUN THE ECONOMY....
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