Increased demand for energy, particularly from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas, leads to a number of environmental issues:
Pollution of the Air
Hazardous gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), and nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are released when fossil fuels are burned.
➔ As a result, people get respiratory ailments, pollution, and acid rain.
Changes in Climate
The trapping of heat in the atmosphere by CO₂ and other greenhouse gases results in global warming, which raises sea levels, intensifies hurricanes, and changes ecosystems.
Pollution of Water
Water is frequently used by power plants to cool their systems, and occasionally they return hot or contaminated water to rivers and seas.
➔ This damages ecosystems and marine life.
Destruction of Habitat
Destroying forests, wetlands, and wildlife habitats through coal mining, oil drilling, and power plant construction lowers biodiversity (fewer kinds of plants and animals).
Depletion of Resources
Non-renewable resources, such as coal and oil, are depleting more quickly than they can be replenished naturally. ➔ There may be severe shortages for future generations.
Yahye Ahmed Mohamed
