We have to bear in mind that renewable energies are not completely void of negative environmental impacts, for example; burning biomass creates green house emissions, building large hydroelectric dams is not conducive to the surrounding ecosystem, and even implementing renewable resource technologies can cause habitat deficiencies. In terms of sustainability, renewable sources an abundance of supply, but resources that go into making renewable energy technology can be unsustainable, like the rare element neodymium, which is commonly used in wind turbines “might become a constraint for future wind power development” (Zhang, 2013). Solar energy faces similar concerns, with certain materials that go into making solar panels are currently unsustainable. Canada’s extensive landmass and diversified geography, means that renewable energy opportunity varies across the country. Development of renewable energy sources needs to be seen through sustainable terms rather than economic
We have to bear in mind that renewable energies are not completely void of negative environmental impacts, for example; burning biomass creates green house emissions, building large hydroelectric dams is not conducive to the surrounding ecosystem, and even implementing renewable resource technologies can cause habitat deficiencies. In terms of sustainability, renewable sources an abundance of supply, but resources that go into making renewable energy technology can be unsustainable, like the rare element neodymium, which is commonly used in wind turbines “might become a constraint for future wind power development” (Zhang, 2013). Solar energy faces similar concerns, with certain materials that go into making solar panels are currently unsustainable. Canada’s extensive landmass and diversified geography, means that renewable energy opportunity varies across the country. Development of renewable energy sources needs to be seen through sustainable terms rather than economic