Renewable Energy

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Persuasive Essay Outline

Hook for the Intro: Renewable energy is crucial to counter global warming, generating energy that doesn’t emit greenhouse gases, reducing air pollution and increasing environmental conservation at large. Therefore, renewable energy is not only economically beneficial but also environmentally friendly.

Background and contextual information:

Renewable energy is produced from sources that can be regenerated in a short amount of time. Renewable fuels are sourced from solar, geothermal and, biomass. For much of human history, renewable energy sources in a long time have been employed to provide heat and power, and more recently, electricity. Renewable energy accounts for 12% of all energy consumption throughout the United States and 11% globally. (Center for Climate and Energy, 2021). Solutions As there is still a considerable reliance on fossils for heating and energy, the 1970s oil crises prompted substantial interest in alternate fuels.

Supporting paragraph 1 (Subtopic 1)

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Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with first subtopic): Relying on renewable energy more should be instituted in the United States to reduce the dependence on imported fuels.

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Supporting paragraph 2 (Subtopic 2)

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Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with second subtopic): Relying on renewable energy more should be instituted in the United States to benefit the economy

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Supporting paragraph 3 (Subtopic 3)

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Persuasive Topic Sentence (include position and align with third subtopic): Relying on renewable energy more should be instituted in the United States to spawn technological innovation.

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*Conclusion*

References

Bayulgen, O., & Benegal, S. (2019). Green Priorities: How economic frames affect perceptions of

renewable energy in the United States. Energy Research & Social Science, 47, 28-36.

Qazi, A., Hussain, F., Rahim, N. A., Hardaker, G., Alghazzawi, D., Shaban, K., & Haruna, K. (2019).

Towards sustainable energy: a systematic review of renewable energy sources, technologies, and public opinions. IEEE Access, 7, 63837-63851.

Stephens, J. C. (2019). Energy democracy: Redistributing power to the people through

renewable transformation. Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development, 61(2), 4-13.

Renewable energy. Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. (2021, November 10).

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