Reliance On Fossil Fuels Flashcards
(18 cards)
Name the three main fossil fuels
Coal, Crude oil, Natural gas
Name three renewables
Wind, Solar, Biomass
Definition of Fossil Fuels
Fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earths crust with high carbon and hydrogen content
Definition of Renewable Energy
A form of energy derived from natural sources that do not use up natural resources to harm the environment
How is coal formed?
From the dead remains of plants
How is crude oil and natural gas formed?
From dead remains of sea organisms
List four uses of fossil fuels in modern day life
Plastics, Pharmaceutics, Transport, Fibres
How can human reliance on plastic be reduced?
Reusable storage containers
Increased price for plastic bags
Ban on plastic straws
Stopping single use coffee cups
Uses of plastic
Food packaging and single use plastic
Electronic devices
Miscellaneous
Why is global required?
Every nation is using fossil fuels and the impact of excessive resource use affects the whole world
As of 2016 how long are each of the three fossil fuels projected to last for?
Coal- 114 years
Natural gas - 52.8 years
Crude oil - 50.7. Years
Name the global scientific panel that publishes data that proves that humans are causing climate change
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
State six pieces of evidence from the IPCC that proves climate change is caused by humans
Sea temperatures have risen
Polar ice caps are melting
Fewer cold days, nights and frost events
Increased hurricane activity
Increase in CO2 levels
Rise in sea levels
State another word for human induced
Anthropogenic
What is carbon trading?
A carbon trade is an exchange of carbon credits between countries
Countries are assigned maximum carbon emission levels
If a country exceeds its maximum level it is penalised
Countries that have higher carbon emissions can buy the right to release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from countries that have lower carbon emissions.
State four advantages of carbon trading
Environmental
Control
Financial incentive
Flexibility
State four disadvantages of carbon trading
Complexity of the market
Economy
Size of permits
Difficulties surrounding the measuring of emissions
State one reason why carbon trading policy may not alter greenhouse gas emissions
There is difficulties surrounding the measuring of emissions
