The problems raised by energy
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- Created on: 28-02-19 13:40
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- The problems raised by energy : Environmental impacts
- The tragedy of fossil fuels.
- Burning fossil fuels remains the most effective way to produce energy
- main cause of global warming and greenhouse gasses
- Coal causes fine dust particles which have a direct impact on health
- -Asthma, -Lung cancer
- important in places like Beijing and New Delhi
- Beijing - 16X above limit defined by WHO. due to -transport -factories -power stations that use coal (creates smog)
- China uses less now. Hopefully an energy of the past
- Beijing - 16X above limit defined by WHO. due to -transport -factories -power stations that use coal (creates smog)
- Oil spill
- tanker accidents or problems with offshore rigs.
- Production and transport is dangerous for environment and human life. Accidents are frequent
- -inflammable, -liquid, -explosive, -sticky.
- Deepwater horizon accident
- oil leaked for 3 months
- coastline of USA from Florida-Louisiana
- destroyed biodiversity for years
- Nigeria
- coastline effected everyday by small oil spills
- oil spill the size of portugal
- Problem is the lack of strict rules to protect the environment
- New Techniques
- Fracking to access hard to reach deposits in shale rock
- Consists of breaking rocks deep underground
- mixture of sand,water and chemicals
- very polluting to soil and water
- creates a big risk of explosions
- probably won't develop in Europe but it has boomed in the USA over 10 years
- Consists of breaking rocks deep underground
- Fracking to access hard to reach deposits in shale rock
- Burning fossil fuels remains the most effective way to produce energy
- Nuclear Energy
- not very widespread
- Demands a high level of technology and is costly in the beginning
- Only important in the EU because of lack of primary energy
- Very controversial
- nuclear pollution is very specific, lasts a long time, intensity is unknown
- Fukushima accident
- explosion of a nuclear power plant due to earthquakes and tsunamis
- radioactive materials released into air, water and soils
- long term impacts which are uncertain and caused closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan
- Japan now need to import 90% of their energy
- long term impacts which are uncertain and caused closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan
- radioactive materials released into air, water and soils
- explosion of a nuclear power plant due to earthquakes and tsunamis
- Environmentally Positive
- not alot of co2
- pollution and waste will last centuries
- recycling is dangerous so we bury it
- pollution and waste will last centuries
- not alot of co2
- Almost all ecological NGOs are against it but it still has supporters due to low co2.
- Nuclear energy will be important in the transition to a more renewable energy. It will help us transition. It can not be done overnight
- not very widespread
- The tragedy of fossil fuels.
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