Fossil fuels
By: by Jacqueline Laks Gorman
Series: What if we do nothing?; What if we do nothing
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780749687434
Subjects: Fossil fuels; Juvenile literature; Conservation of natural resources
Description: Finding and using coal - Finding and usual natural gas and oil - Uses for oil - Oil sands - Supply and demand for oil - Global complications os supply - Fossil fuels and pollution - Impact on the environment - Global warming and the greenhouse effect - Effects of rising temperatures - Kyoto Protocol - Bali Agreement - Developing better motor vehicles - Hybrid cars, electric cars and hydrogen powered cars - Alternative renewable sources of power including solar, geothermal and wind power- The question of biofuels - Conserving energy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A crisis in the making; title: Fuels from fossils; title: Running short; title: Global interconnections; title: The climate connection; title: Taking the first steps; title: Looking to the future.