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Essay / The Energy Landscape in 2020 - 895
IntroductionBy 2020, the world will most likely face three vital trends that could impact the way we produce and consume energy. The most significant trend will likely be the rise of environmental concerns across the world, which will force governments to reduce their reliance on oil to produce energy. What follows is a growing thirst for energy on the part of developing and even underdeveloped countries. Additionally, current renewable technologies could also be improved and expand at an exponential rate across the world by 2020, enabling more oil-generated energy to be replaced by renewables such as solar power. and nuclear. Under such circumstances, Singapore may face various challenges, but it also presents a golden opportunity for Singapore to achieve sustainable economic growth and improve its energy security. Analysis of megatrends Environmental concerns over energy production from oil could be amplified several times over by 2020. This is likely the result of environmental education in schools and increasing media coverage of the impacts potential environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels. Even in primary school textbooks we can see information such as burning oil for energy will cause the two-pole ice to melt. When this group of people grows six years later, it is not difficult to imagine that they will demand much more of their governments, especially democratic governments, to impose measures to protect the environment by minimizing combustion fossil fuels. Unlike today's governments in which they focus more on the interests of gigantic oil companies and multinational corporations (multinational corporations), governments may need to look at the interests of both groups of people six years later. .. middle of paper... ...our country. In addition, we could also explore the possibility of building a remote nuclear power plant to ensure future energy security. ConclusionSingapore could face many challenges due to its limited land space and lack of natural resources. We may need to focus in two directions to ensure energy security and economic growth in 2020. The first is to invest heavily in renewable technologies to meet global demand for renewable energy. The second is to increase the scale of renewable energy to address the potential shortage of energy supplies. /news/lifestyle/meet-stella-the-world-s/869970.html http://www.eia.gov/countries/cab.cfm?fips=SNhttp://www.edb.gov.sg/content/ edb/en/industries/industries/alternative-energy.html