The Differing Energy Options in China, Japan, and South Korea

In most recent days of progressive civilization, the use of energy is essential to the development sustainability. The use of energy is indispensable to human activities as evident in transport, agriculture, domestic and industrial life. Thus, this energy is considered as precious good. The energy system is liberated by the centralized and robust supply of fossil. As the world population is anticipated to increase, the energy depletion is also predicted to triple by the mid-21st century. Thus, at some point, the world has to look for alternative sources of energy. With the advancement of technology in different countries, a lot of options have been availed by these various nations on energy options on offer for them. Thus, most developed countries have devised various alternative of energy across the globe. Notably, China, Japan, and South Korea who are considered to be amongst top 20 countries of energy consumers have different energy use options at their disposal. This study explores the comparison and contrast of the various energy options in China, Japan, and South Korea.

According to Andrew, he states that most of the Asian countries that include China, Japan, and South Korea rely on coal, nuclear and gas. This was noted on the summit held Singapore that declared China, Japan, and South Korea as primary culprits of over-relying on coal, nuclear and gas. Andrew continues to assert that, these countries does not exploit fully other sources of energy as compared to the United States. Andrew argues that the use of renewable energy is key to reducing the over-reliance on coal, gas and nuclear that leads to environmental pollution. He concludes by saying that. A variety of investment of alternative energy does exist for these Asian countries. Such investment as embracing Stanford SESI model will lead significantly reduced environmental pollution which is a health crisis (Broinowski, Adam). The alternative available for these countries to invest as alternative energy option is smart microgrid networks energies that maximize on the penetration of renewable energy that reduces impacting the environment negatively.

As the world we are living is confronted by the ill health of the pollution of the earth, most countries are being ranked globally on the use and depletion of this energy. China leads in the use of dirty energy that results in the emission of carbon dioxide of 78 per capita emission. Japan follows it with 38 and lastly South Korea with 28 per capita emission (DeWit, Andrew). From these data, it is evident that China relies solely on coal, gas and nuclear that leads to the issuance of the highest carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Subsequently, it clear that despite South Korea being among the industrialized nation in the world, they have embarked on a different course of alternative forms of energy other than the ones utilized by China and Japan. That is why under the ranking of carbon dioxide emission worldwide, South Korea is ranked lowest amongst these three countries. It is evident that some of the calamities that come as a result of climate change caused by excessive consumption of nuclear, gas and coal are low compared to these three countries (DeWit, Andrew). Most pollution caused by energy depletion is highest in China, followed closely by Japan and lastly South Korea.

All in all, these three countries can change the over-reliance on gas, coal and nuclear energy to some other events. Other forms of energy such as flexible fuels that are renewable energy can be a suitable alternative. Energy should be saved for the future, since it may get depleted in future. The new alternative to energy such as modern biomass, sun water, and the wind should be harvested and they usefulness exploited by these countries. If these new sources are developed fully and be operational, they offer a sustainable better and reliable alternative source of energy.

Work cited

Broinowski, Adam. "Fukushima: Life and the Transnationality of Radioactive Contamination." The Asia-Pacific Journal 11.41 (2013).

DeWit, Andrew. "Are Asias Energy Choices Limited To Coal, Gas Or Nuclear?". Vol 14, no. 13, 2017, http://apjjf.org/2016/13/DeWit.html.