ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the issue under several broad categories, namely global climate change, non-renewable sources of energy, pollution, transport and trade, renewable sources of energy, deforestation, clean coal and the nuclear option. Before considering the impact of climate change on human rights, it considers a more basic question that is frequently raised in scientific circles, but which has so far eluded the mainstream popular media. Broadly speaking, there are five main sources of renewable energy, namely bio-mass, water motion, solar energy, wind energy and geothermal energy. It also considers nuclear energy separately, as it cannot be classed as a renewable source. The works of John Lovelock, for instance, are highly recommended on arguments for nuclear energy. Regular water movements, such as tidal activities and river flows, can be used as predictable sources of energy. It is also valuable but less predictable as an energy source is wave motion produced during storms.
