Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources which form over millions of years. Global reserves are being depleted faster than new ones are being made. Aside from diminishing availability and rising costs, the production and use of fossil fuels raises environmental concerns. As a major producer of coal,
Fossil Fuels
β Scribed by Britannicia Educational Publishing,Robert Curley
- Publisher
- Encyclopaedia Britannica;Britannica Educational Publishing
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 107
- Series
- Energy: Past, Present, and Future
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Accounting for more than 90 percent of the worldβs energy supply, fossil fuelsβcoal, petroleum, and natural gasβare not an infinite resource. Formed by the lengthy decomposition of organic matter, fossil fuels are actually limited in availability. Still, nations across the globe are dependent upon the processing and utilization of these dwindling resources. Complete with maps and detailed diagrams, this volume examines the production and distribution of fossil fuels and their viability as a future energy source.
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