Anderson Solar Panel Contractors and a Brief History of Climate Change
Anderson Solar Panel Contractors have been helping homeowners create long-term energy savings and make the world a better place for many years by installing residential solar power systems on Anderson homes.
To understand the long-term energy savings, one only need look at the how California has made using the sun’s power as a source of clean sustainable energy more accessible and affordable for the average homeowner in Anderson. Many financial incentives, rebates and programs such as net metering were created to make this energy option not only more viable, but lucrative. These financial incentives work to offset initial installation costs and to reward those who produce their own energy.
But why?
Although the understanding of climate change as a scientific phenomenon has changed over many years; evolving from the 1890’s where scientists who, in identifying the greenhouse effect then theorized the possibility of global warming to today where global warming and climate change is a reality AND an urgent concern.
This is the reason why California has taken the lead in promoting solar energy. The state’s ability to recognize the history of climate change and take steps for revolutionary changes to help led to California being the first in the country to implement residential solar panel programs.
Having a brief overview of the history of climate change is also essential to understanding how Anderson solar panel contractors can help you save money and do your part for the health of our world:
- Early Discoveries of the 19th Century– As mentioned above scientists discovered the greenhouse effect and predicted global warming. Scientists including Jospeh Fourier, John Tyndall named the process by which gases in the earth’s atmosphere trap the sun’s heat (The greenhouse effect). Further, scientist Svante Arrhenius laid the groundwork for how modern scientists understand the correlation between human activities and climate change in his paper that theorized that burning fossil fuels could increase atmospheric carbon dioxide levels.
- Early Climate Models of the 20th Century – Scientists began to develop climate models that could show how earth’s climate system could be impacted by greenhouse gas emissions in order to help better explain the factors that drive climate change and to predict the impact they will have.
- Increased Climate Change Awareness of the late 20th Century – Climate change begins to become mainstream. What it is, how it is caused and the inevitable impact it will have on the environment, economy, and society are now common topics in the media internationally. Public personalities, such as James Hansen begin to advocate to raise awareness. Multilateral agreements and conventions are held to lay the foundation for international cooperation on climate action with the goals being to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming.
- Obvious Impacts and Growing Urgency in the 21st Century – Advancements in climate science, observational data and modernized climate models only confirm and highlight just how real and pressing climate change is and the need for immediate change. The impacts of climate change are now verifiable and obvious; included but not limited to rising temperatures, melting ice caps, and extreme weather events.
Addressing climate change calls for immediate action on all levels. Globally, nationally and locally we can all do our part.
Anderson solar panel contractors help locally by installing residential solar panel systems to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the use of more environmentally detrimental sources of electricity.
Book a free consultation today to see how Anderson solar panel contractors can create the perfect solar system for your home that both helps the environment and gets you the maximum amount of financial energy savings.