02753nam 2200553Ia 450 991078672840332120230803025858.01-922084-15-8(CKB)2670000000353337(EBL)1172660(OCoLC)841264390(SSID)ssj0001051936(PQKBManifestationID)11537661(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001051936(PQKBWorkID)11078885(PQKB)11361935(MiAaPQ)EBC1172660(Au-PeEL)EBL1172660(CaPaEBR)ebr10689931(EXLCZ)99267000000035333720130219d2013 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFossil fuels[electronic resource] /edited by Justin HealeyThirroul, N.S.W. Spinney Press20131 online resource (60 pages) colour illustrationsIssues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;3581-922084-14-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1. Australia's energy production and consumption -- Chapter 2. The future of fossil fuels.Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources which form over millions of years. Global reserves are being depleted faster than new ones are being made. Aside from diminishing availability and rising costs, the production and use of fossil fuels raises environmental concerns. As a major producer of coal, oil and gas, Australia is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, which have underpinned Australia’s energy and industrial sectors for the past century. Growing household energy consumption is an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, particularly because of Australia’s reliance on coal for electricity generation. While coal and gas are the lowest cost fuel sources for electricity in Australia, they have much higher greenhouse gas emissions than renewable energy sources. What steps is Australia taking to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and increase energy efficiency and sustainability? This book examines Australia’s non-renewable and renewable energy resources and production, and energy consumption and costs.Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;358.Fossil fuelsRenewable energy sourcesFossil fuels.Renewable energy sources.333.79Healey Justin1086113MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786728403321Fossil fuels3800052UNINA