1.What is the energy crisis
The so-called energy crisis mainly refers to the shortage of energy supply or reduction of reserves, but can not provide new energy to replace, so artificially control the extraction and use of energy, resulting in market panic, rising prices, affecting economic development. At present, the energy we mentioned usually involves shortages of natural resources such as oil and coal.
2.The causes of the energy crisis
First commonly used energy sources (such as oil, coal, natural gas) has the characteristics of short time non-renewable, accompanied by a large number of development and use of storage capacity decreasing. Secondly, relatively backward science and technology of energy efficiency is low, at the same time, the new energy technology research and development speed can’t keep up with the existing energy consumption, energy to date. The last is the shortage of innovative talents, especially can find alternative energy sources and go into People’s Daily use of energy shortage.
3.Energy status
3.1 The situation is grim
In recent years, the development of all countries has entered the fast lane, the acceleration of the industrialization process, requiring more and more energy support. In order to solve the problem of energy, countries have invested a lot of time and energy in a series of exploration and research on new energy. Wind energy, solar energy, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, tidal energy, biomass energy and other new energy forms have gradually entered people’s vision. However, due to the limitation of technological cost, new energy can only be used as a supplement to traditional energy for the time being, and cannot replace traditional energy. Facing the phenomenon of energy dating, the energy crisis of mankind still cannot be optimistic.
3.2 Energy generation
《CROSSING THE ENERGY DIVIDE——Moving from Fossil Fuel Dependence to a Clean-Energy Future》, author of Robert U. Ayres and Edward H. Ayres is well-known experts in energy and environmental economics, for nowadays use low efficiency, severe pollution to the environment of energy use way of deep concern, they felt, if not timely innovation, perhaps wait for the emergence of new clean alternative sources of energy, our economy and the environment will face a serious problem. This is the energy dating.
4.The energy crisis is more terrible than the financial crisis
Dr. Xinhua Chen, an energy research expert, once pointed out in his published book that the energy problem is the “largest and most severe challenge ever faced by mankind①.” Once the energy crisis breaks out, it will be more terrible than the 2008 economic crisis. More than half of the US President Barack Obama, who was in danger, was involved in the energy industry in his announced economic revitalization plan. Under the situation of rapid economic development and increasingly conflicting environment, the energy revolution is not only Obama’s choice, but also a common choice that governments of all countries have to face.
5.Solving the Energy crisis
The key to solve the energy crisis.Energy upgrading is the general trend, the existing energy structure has been unable to meet the current industrial needs. For example, we can’t use coal to send satellites into space. In addition, the current energy structure with high pollution and human yearning for the environment there is an inevitable contradiction. In conclusion, the energy structure must be upgraded. People need new sources of energy to power industries and meet their daily needs before the old ones run out. However, the bottleneck of new energy exploration lies in technical problems. A case in point is the use of nuclear energy.
To solve the problem of energy dating, we can start from the following ways.
5.1 Energy conservation.
Buy time for the arrival of new energy.
5.2 Cultivate talents
The key to the scientific development of talents and the cultivation of innovative talents is a very urgent issue before us.
5.3 Legal protection
Under the social background of advocating the legal system, the development of science and technology needs a strong and perfect legal system as a guarantee to protect intellectual property rights and maintain the fruits of the creators’ efforts. Don’t let scientific workers lose the motivation to create because of technical plagiarism.
5.4 Energy transformation
The replacement of energy is not done overnight, and needs to be carried out gradually. With the development of new technologies, people need to actively try to apply new technologies to reality. Gradually eliminate backward energy methods③.
6.In the end
As ordinary people, saving energy and reducing emissions is one of the main ways we can contribute to solving the energy crisis. Advocate a civilized way of life, consciously develop good habits of health, civilization, economy and environmental protection. Establish a sense of resource recycling, one thing multi-purpose, as far as possible to use or do not use disposable items. Classified storage and recycling treatment of recyclable waste to promote energy conservation and emission reduction in daily life. Develop healthy and scientific eating habits and set up the concept of frugal and civilized life consumption.
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1.何谓能源危机
所谓能源危机主要是指能源供应短缺或储量减少, 又不能提供新的能源来代替, 于是人为地控制能源的开采和使用, 从而造成市场恐慌, 价格上涨, 影响到经济发展。目前, 我们所提到的能源通常涉及石油、煤炭等自然资源的短缺。
2.能源危机的产生原因
首先常用能源 (如石油、煤炭、天然气)具有短时间内不可再生的特点，伴随着大量的开发和使用, 储存量不断减少。其次相对落后的科学技术造成能源利用效率较低，同时，新能源技术研发速度赶不上现有能源消耗速度，造成能源断代。最后是创新型人才短缺, 特别是能够发现替代性能源并转换成人们日常使用能源的人才短缺。
3.能源断代现状
近年来, 各国的发展都进入了快车道, 工业化进程的加快, 要求提供越来越多的能源支撑。各国为了解决能源的问题, 投入了大量的时间和精力, 对新能源展开了一系列探索研究, 风能、太阳能、核能、地热能、潮汐能、生物质能等各种新的能源形式开始逐渐进入人们的视野。然而由于技术成本的限制, 新的能源暂时只能作为传统能源的补充, 无法替代传统能源, 面对能源的断代现象，人类的能源危机依旧不能乐观。
《跨越能源鸿沟：后石油时代如何应对能源危机》一书的作者罗伯特·U·艾尔斯和爱德华·H·艾尔斯均是能源和环境经济学方面的知名专家，出于对时下利用效率低下、对环境污染严重的能源使用方式的深切担忧，他们感到，如不及时革新，也许还等不到新洁净替代能源的出现，我们的经济和环境将面临严重的问题。这就是能源断代
4.能源危机比金融危机更可怕
能源问题研究专家陈新华博士曾在其出版的书中指出，能源问题是人类面临的“有史以来最大规模、最为严峻的挑战”。能源危机一旦爆发，将比2008年的经济危机更可怕。临危受命的美国总统奥巴马，在其公布的经济振兴计划中，有一半以上涉及到了能源产业。在经济快速发展与环境矛盾日益突出的形势下，能源革命不仅仅是奥巴马的选择，也是各国政府不得不面对的共同选择。
5.解决能源危机
解决能源危机的重点在于解决断代问题。能源更新换代是大势所趋，现有的能源结构已经满足不了当下的工业需求。例如我们不能使用煤炭把卫星送上太空。除此之外，目前的高污染能源结构与人类对环境的美好向往存在难以避免的矛盾。综上可知，能源结构必须更新换代。人们需要在旧能源消耗殆尽之前获得新的能源为工业提供动力，满足人类日常生活。而新能源的探索的瓶颈出现在技术问题上。核能的利用就是最好的证明。
解决能源断代问题可以从以下几个方式入手。
第一，节能减排，为新能源的到来争取时间。
第二，人才培养，人才科学发展的关键，培养创新型人才, 是摆在我们面前的一个十分迫切的问题。
第三，法制保障，在崇尚法制的社会背景下，科学技术的发展需要强大而完善的法制力量作为保障，保护知识产权，维护创造者的努力成果。不要让科学工作者因为技术抄袭而丧失创造的动力。
第四，能源转型，能源的换代不是一蹴而就的，需要逐步进行。随者新技术的开发，人们需要积极尝试把新的技术利用到现实中。逐渐淘汰落后的能源方式。
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