With supplies of non-renewable energy sources running low and the threat of global warming and climate change, there is an urgent need to look at other types of energy resources and how well they can meet our power needs. While new technologies are being developed, each energy resource comes at a cost. This series looks at each energy resource, the technology and cost of how it is used to meet power needs and how it impacts the environment and humans. Each book explains how that power is generated and where it is used, and then, using specific Let's Discuss panels, explores the various advantages and disadvantages that concern it's use as an alternative fuel source. Case studies examine specific usage examples where that source has either worked or not worked so that the reader can weigh up the pros and cons for the use of each source against the alternatives.

 

This book features in the following series: Let's Discuss Energy Resources, Lets Discuss Energy Resources .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

The author, Louise Spilsbury, has written many books for children on a wide range of subjects. Louise Spilsbury, has written many books for children on a wide range of subjects.

This book has the following chapters: Fossil fuels as an energy resource What is coal? Oil and gas How power stations work Using oil for transport How fossil fuels change the atmosphere How fossil fuels affect health How fossil fuels harm the Earth The cost of fossil fuel power Finding more fossil fuels Cutting harmful gases Reducing fossil fuel use The future for fossil fuel power Fossil fuel activity