The Impact of Energy Usage on Climate Change

Fossil fuels have provided the world with an inexpensive source of energy that has become indispensable in powering our way of life; however, the reckless abandon with which society has consumed these resources has left us questioning not only its remaining supply but also its impact on the global e...

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Published inOur Energy Future p. 27
Main Authors Mayfield, Stephen P, Jones, Carla S
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Press 16.02.2016
Edition1
Subjects
Applied sciences
Atmospheric chemistry
Atmospheric composition
Atmospheric sciences
Atmospherics
Bodies of water
Carbon compounds
Carbon dioxide
Carbon sequestration
Chemical compounds
Chemicals
Chemistry
Civil engineering
Climate change
Earth sciences
Electromagnetic interactions
Electromagnetic noise
Electromagnetism
Energy engineering
Engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental sciences
Environmental studies
Fossil fuels
Fuels
Fundamental forces
Geography
Geomorphology
Global warming
Greenhouse gases
Meteorology
Methane
Microphysics
Molecular physics
Molecules
Oceans
Physical sciences
Physics
Pollution control
Sanitary engineering
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Summary:Fossil fuels have provided the world with an inexpensive source of energy that has become indispensable in powering our way of life; however, the reckless abandon with which society has consumed these resources has left us questioning not only its remaining supply but also its impact on the global environment now and in the future. While you may be familiar with environmental disasters that have brought energy to the forefront of the media including the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill (aka the BP oil spill) in the Gulf of Mexico and the meltdown of the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
ISBN:0520278771
9780520278776