Your World.
Your Future.
The way in which humans create, source and utilise energy is the greatest cause of climate change and is responsible for 60% of all greenhouse gas emissions. As our industries have developed and demand has increased, so has our use of energy—in our homes and offices, in our factories, our transport and through our growing consumption of electricity.
This is problematic. The burning of fossil fuels such as coal, gas and oil typically used to create this energy releases carbon into our atmosphere, and is impacting the environment and our health adversely. Carbon based sources of energy must be replaced by sustainable and replenishable alternatives, known as ‘renewable energy’, if we hope to reduce the negative impact on our environment and save Earth from a global warming crisis.
The air quality inside your car whilst driving is actually worse than outside, and being sat in traffic for just one hour is the equivalent of passively smoking two cigarettes.
At the age of just 14, William Kamkwamba read a book about energy that he found in a library, and used scraps and spare parts to build a windmill in his small Malawian village. His invention provided his home and community with water and electricity which ultimately saved them from famine. William is now a best selling author through sharing his inspiring story with the world, ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’, which has also been turned into a successful film.
