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Which idea in those two articles do you think is the most important to the profession?

Sustainable development is the most important factor for engineering profession. First of all, we need to acknowledge that Earth’s natural resources are limited hence it is important to ensure that we have ample supply of resources.

Electricity is the best illustration for essential resource we need for our daily use. Fossil fuels are the main natural resources that are used to generate electricity. Due to rapid industrialisation, fossil fuels deplete at a very fast rate, we as engineers need to think of new ways to decrease the rate of depletion. Possible solutions such as introducing new types of energy resources are alternative methods to reduce the rate of depletion of fossil fuels. Solar power and nuclear fusion are examples of alternative method that are able to substitute fossil fuels, moreover they are “cleaner” energy that does not emit harmful green house gases to the atmosphere.

Even though there are more advantages using solar power and nuclear fusion, people still prefer to choose fossil fuel. This is because fossil fuels are much cheaper than solar power and nuclear fusion thus it is wiser to choose fossil fuel for economic reason. Therefore, it is important for engineers to find cheaper way to provide solar power and nuclear fusion

The greatest challenge will be to replace fossil fuels to solar power and nuclear fusion. It can promote a “cleaner” atmosphere and a better place to live. This will be the best solution for both global warming and limited energy resource. In addition, solar power and nuclear fusion are able to provide larger amount of energy as compared to fossil fuel. In essence, I feel that engineers should put their priority in ensuring adequate amount of natural resources to generate energy for our future generation.

posted by Christina Te @ 9:01 AM