Development of Renewable Energies and Its Consequences on the Ecological Footprint

Fossil fuels focused on gas, oil, and coal are very useful for developing the national economy, however on the other side, a few of the negative environmental effects of these commodities have led us to use such commodities under some limits and to switch our attention toward renewable resources. In the near future, green energies will be an essential form of energy production, so we could utilize such sources repeatedly to generate usable energy. Statistical evidence helps in the long term, green energies and real production have a bad influence on the ecological footprint, whereas economic success and globalization have a beneficial impact on the ecological footprint. Short-term findings show that green energies, financial growth, real production, and globalization are positively related to the environmental footprint. This chapter summarizes the renewable energy types, importance of renewable energy, ecological footprint, and the relationship between the renewable energy and the ecological footprint. Furthermore, it has also concluded that rising renewable energy use decreases the environmental footprint and rising non-renewable resource use enhances ecological damage.