Fossil fuels including; oil, coal and natural gas have fueled our homes, businesses and transport since the industrial revolution. Fossil fuels have changed the way we live and work and have supported huge economic growth and technological evolution over the years, however, it's only now that we know that burning fossil fuel has had and is having an impact on the environment through the vast amounts of carbon gases that are created and transported into the atmosphere, otherwise known as carbon emissions. Carbon emissions are resulting in our climates changing which is and will lead to droughts, flooding and rising sea levels, damaging our natural environment and the species that live within in.
Fossil fuels are known as non-renewable, and they take millions of years to form, they do not replenish and will quickly get to the point where they will run out as well as the negative impact they have on the environment and this is also the reason that more and more people are changing to renewable energy sources to power and heat homes and businesses.