BEIJING: The construction of a globally interconnected smart grid of clean energy may provide a solution to address the international crisis of biodiversity loss, according to a book released on Tuesday in the run-up to a key UN biodiversity conference.
Globally, biodiversity loss can be attributed to five main causes – habitat loss and degradation, over-exploitation, climate change, environmental pollution and invasive species.
“A key underlying driver exacerbating these problems has been the unsustainable pattern of energy development,” it said.
Titled Biodiversity and Revolution of Energy and Electric Power, the book was written by researchers at the Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization, an international NGO from China.
Fossil energy exploitation and transportation have caused ground collapses, water loss, soil erosion and desertification, directly endangering animals’ habitats, said Chen Gesong, deputy director of the organisation’s secretariat, addressing the book launch.
He stressed that Global Energy Interconnection, which was proposed by China in 2015, could offer a systematic solution to promote biodiversity conservation.
The system would consist of a globally interconnected smart grid with an ultra high voltage grid as the backbone, which would serve as a platform for the development, deployment and utilisation of clean energy worldwide. — China Daily/ANN
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