A report on Fossil fuel
Hydrocarbon-containing material formed naturally in the earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned as a fuel.
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Climate change
11 linksContemporary climate change includes both global warming and its impacts on Earth's weather patterns.
Contemporary climate change includes both global warming and its impacts on Earth's weather patterns.
Burning fossil fuels for energy production creates most of these emissions.
Petroleum
10 linksNaturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
Naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations.
A fossil fuel, petroleum is formed when large quantities of dead organisms, mostly zooplankton and algae, are buried underneath sedimentary rock and subjected to both prolonged heat and pressure.
Climate change mitigation
6 linksClimate change mitigation consists of actions to limit global warming and its related effects.
Climate change mitigation consists of actions to limit global warming and its related effects.
Fossil fuels emit most carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas as a whole.
Carbon dioxide
7 linksChemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms.
Chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms.
Burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of these increased CO2 concentrations and also the primary cause of global warming and climate change.
Air pollution
6 linksContamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
Contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials.
fossil-fuel power plants and biomass power plants both have smoke stacks (see for example environmental impact of the coal industry)
Energy transition
5 linksOngoing process of replacing fossil fuels with low carbon energy sources.
Ongoing process of replacing fossil fuels with low carbon energy sources.
Since fossil fuels are the largest single source of carbon emissions, the quantity that can be produced is limited by the Paris Agreement of 2015 to keep global warming below 1.5 °C.
Internal combustion engine
4 linksOverhead cam 4-stroke gasoline engine: C – crankshaft
Overhead cam 4-stroke gasoline engine: C – crankshaft
ICEs are typically powered by fossil fuels like natural gas or petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel or fuel oil.
Fuel
5 linksAny material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work.
Any material that can be made to react with other substances so that it releases energy as thermal energy or to be used for work.
Most liquid fuels in widespread use are derived from the fossilized remains of dead plants and animals by exposure to heat and pressure inside the Earth's crust.
Ocean acidification
4 linksOngoing decrease in the pH value of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Ongoing decrease in the pH value of the Earth's oceans, caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
The main cause of ocean acidification is human burning of fossil fuels.
Renewable energy
7 linksEnergy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale.
Energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale.
Renewable energy stands in contrast to fossil fuels, which are being used far more quickly than they are being replenished.