Abstract
Energy is crucial for human life. By many metrics, the combined effects of increasing energy use on human well-being have been more positive than negative, and energy has contributed positively to improvements in global human health. At the same time, the effects of human energy use on the biosphere have been usually adverse—the well-known byproducts of energy generation, mainly from fossil and nuclear fuel, are pollution, change of biogeochemical cycles, disruption of the global climate system, and biodiversity loss. These changes, in turn, affect not only planetary but also human health. The chapter focuses on these mutual relationships between energy and human and planetary health and possible solutions to the issue, such as energy conservation and alternative energy sources.
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Novikau, A. (2022). Energy, and Human and Planetary Health: Is the Mutual Link Inevitable?. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) Handbook of Human and Planetary Health. Climate Change Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09879-6_7
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