Question

What are some of the major concerns about fossil fuels as main source of energy in today World. How would you address these concerns?

*short answer*

Answer 1

Fossil fuels are formed from the fossilized buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.These are carbon rich and non renewable fuels.80% of world's energy comes from these fossil fuels.Crude oil ,coal and natural gas were examples of fossil fuels.

Concerns of fossil fuels

1.When fossil fuels were used in vehicles and other industries they get burned and release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.This in turn trap heat in the atmosphere and which will contribute to global warming and climate change.

2.When we take underground oil, coal and natural gas , this will create land degradation.Even animals losts their habitats due to this.

3.Mining operations cause water pollution .Also oil spills and leaks during extraction or transportation can pollute drinking water and destroy ocean ecosystem.

4.When fossil fuels were burned , they emit harmful emissions and these emissions were harmful to all living organisms and humans.

5.When fossil fuels were burned , this will cause ocean acidification.This will destroy our ocean wealth.

Alternative for fossil fuels

1.In order to reduce the dependance of fossil fuels , we have to switch to clean renewable energy sources like solar, wind , geothermal and biomass.

2.Improve the energy efficiency of buildings , vehicles , industrial processes, appliances and equipments.

3.Dependance on public transport system instead of using individual vehicles.