SE 19-19 Reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels Slide 1 Causes Consequences More powerful extraction technologies Greenhouse gas emissions Global climate change Low prices Government subsidies Pollution of air, water, soil Reliance on fossil fuels Degradation of ecosystems Failure to develop other energy sources Extraction impacts Economic and political vulnerability Depletion of fossil fuels More uses (plastics, etc.) Attempt to shift quickly to renewable energy sources Human population growth Limited non- renewable supplies if this fails, then… Economic loss Economic depression Health impacts Growth in per capita consumption End to globalization; societies become localized Poor fuel efficiency in autos Social disruption Solutions As you progress through this chapter, try to identify as many solutions to our reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels as you can. What could you personally do to help address this issue? Consider how each action or solution might affect items in the concept map above.
SE 19-19 Reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels Slide 2 Causes Consequences More powerful extraction technologies Low prices Government subsidies Reliance on fossil fuels Failure to develop other energy sources Depletion of fossil fuels More uses (plastics, etc.)
SE 19-19 Reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels Slide 3 Causes Consequences More powerful extraction technologies Low prices Government subsidies Reliance on fossil fuels Failure to develop other energy sources Depletion of fossil fuels More uses (plastics, etc.) Human population growth Limited non- renewable supplies Growth in per capita consumption Poor fuel efficiency in autos
SE 19-19 Reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels Slide 4 Causes Consequences More powerful extraction technologies Greenhouse gas emissions Global climate change Low prices Government subsidies Pollution of air, water, soil Reliance on fossil fuels Degradation of ecosystems Failure to develop other energy sources Extraction impacts Economic and political vulnerability Depletion of fossil fuels More uses (plastics, etc.) Human population growth Limited non- renewable supplies Growth in per capita consumption Poor fuel efficiency in autos
SE 19-19 Reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels Slide 5 Causes Consequences More powerful extraction technologies Greenhouse gas emissions Global climate change Low prices Government subsidies Pollution of air, water, soil Reliance on fossil fuels Degradation of ecosystems Failure to develop other energy sources Extraction impacts Economic and political vulnerability Depletion of fossil fuels More uses (plastics, etc.) Attempt to shift quickly to renewable energy sources Human population growth Limited non- renewable supplies if this fails, then… Economic loss Economic depression Health impacts Growth in per capita consumption End to globalization; societies become localized Poor fuel efficiency in autos Social disruption Solutions As you progress through this chapter, try to identify as many solutions to our reliance on and depletion of fossil fuels as you can. What could you personally do to help address this issue? Consider how each action or solution might affect items in the concept map above.