Petroleum has utterly changed the way we live. But has the cost to the planet been too great? Has oil overheated our climate? Is the Oil Age already being replaced by smarter technologies? Is there enough of the black stuff to go round, and will it keep flowing? This book is one in the Question It! series for readers upwards of age 10, which explores globally important topics relating to the environment in a balanced and objective way, encouraging readers to adopt a questioning approach to the issues involved. Titles in the 6-book series are: Climate Change, Food, Natural Habitats, Oil, Population and Water.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Question It .

This book has been graded for interest at 11-13 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by Hachette Children's Group .

Philip Steele is an experienced author of history books for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: It's time to debate. oil and gas
• 2: What are oil and gas?
• 3: So many uses
• 4: Where to drill for oil?
• 5: Gas, fracking and tar
• 6: Tankers and pipelines
• 7: Should we drill in the Arctic?
• 8: Filling up the car
• 9: In the power station
• 10: Is plastic fantastic?
• 11: Has oil changed the world for the better?
• 12: Black gold
• 13: Pipeline politics
• 14: Does oil bring nothing but trouble?
• 15: CO2 levels
• 16: Climate change
• 17: Green moves
• 18: Are human emissions to blame?
• 19: Cleaner options
• 20: New directions
• 21: Should we leave it in the ground?
• 22: Glossary
• 23: Further information
• 24: Index