Can the Itaipu Hydro- Electric Dam be considered sustainable?
People living on earth cannot exist without using the resources of the earth. When using these resources waste is nearly always produced. Being sustainable would mean using the resources, but without producing any waste. This could be by recycling or finding ways of harnessing the renewable resources. The problem with defining sustainable development is that different people have different requirements. The Itaipu Dam uses a renewable source of energy, the flow of water as kinetic energy into electricity, which has now become an almost global requirement. Unsustainable resources like coal, oil and natural gas produce a lot of waste, which include greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide which contributes towards global warming. The power stations themselves are also very inefficient, 35% of the energy used is converted to electricity. About 4 billion tons of coal is used annually for producing electricity, which means in decades to come supplies will start to run out. This is relevant to m
