Talking Climate Change with Yash Negi
My name is Yash Negi, I am a CSE student. I am studying on climate change from 2018 and I have decided to come with my own podcast channel on climate change which is "Talking Climate Change with Yash Negi." This podcast is very different from the other podcast as you will hear only me telling you about each and every single topic associated with climate change. You can follow me on Twitter for daily climate change news, and you can give me suggestions to improve my podcast on the email ID given below. Along with the podcast I do have my website in which I post my blogs on climate change and technology.Twitter: https://twitter.com/realyashnegiEmail: yashnegi492@gmail.com
Talking Climate Change with Yash Negi
Episode 36: Fossil Fuels
In this episode of the podcast, I have talked about “Fossil Fuels.”
Topics:
- Fossil Fuels
- Origin
- Examples of Fossil Fuels
- Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels
- Environmental Effects
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- 8 reasons why we need to phase out Fossil Fuel Industry
- Co2 emissions due to fuel combustion
- Applications for Hydrogen
Additional Info:
Decomposing plants and other organisms, buried beneath layers of sediment and rock, have taken millennia to become the carbon-rich deposits we now call fossil fuels. These non-renewable fuels, which include coal, oil, and natural gas, supply about 80% of the world’s energy. They provide electricity, heat, and transportation, while also feeding the processes that make a huge range of products, from steel to plastics. When fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, which in turn trap heat in our atmosphere, making them the primary contributors to global warming and climate change. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the burning of fossil fuels was responsible for 76% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in 2016. These gases contribute to the greenhouse effect and could lead to potentially catastrophic changes in the Earth’s climate. Technologies such as CCS may help reduce the greenhouse gas emissions generated by fossil fuels, and nuclear energy can be a zero-carbon alternative for electricity generation. But other, more sustainable and less risky solutions exist: energy efficiency and renewable energy. An odorless gas composed primarily of methane, natural gas often lies in deposits that, like those for coal and oil, formed millions of years ago from decaying plant matter and organisms. Both natural gas and oil production have surged in the U.S. over the past two decades because of advances in the drilling technique most people know as fracking. Without energy, people will be deprived of heating, cooling, and light in their homes and workplaces. They would not have access to television and the internet.
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