Energy Resources & Consumption

Coal

Natural gas

Petroleum

Wood

Increased fish populations from lower oil spills at sea.

Greater carbon sequestration owing to enhanced algal growth from biofuel byproducts.

Reduced biodiversity due to habitat loss from increased land use for biofuel crops.

Improved water quality due to less diesel runoff into oceans.

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Insufficient sunlight due to geographic latitude or weather patterns

Increased CO2 sequestration soil through indirect promotion afforestation projects

Potentially little net reduction CO2 emissions since electricity still generated using high carbon emitting source

Diminished reliance petroleum offsets emissions despite coal usage

Decreased smog urban areas improving human health without affecting CO2 levels

The current infrastructure that heavily relies on fossil fuels requires significant modification.

Renewable resources provide an inconsistent supply of energy due to natural fluctuations.

The initial cost investment for renewables is perceived as more expensive than continuing with fossil fuels.

Public opinion often does not support the construction of new renewable facilities near communities.

It would increase because the extraction process of natural gas releases more pollutants into the atmosphere compared to coal mining.

It would decrease because natural gas combustion releases fewer sulfur compounds than coal.

There would be no change as both coal and natural gas release similar levels of sulfur and nitrogen compounds.

It would increase due to higher nitrogen oxides released from natural gas combustion.

Oil

Biomass

Peat

Natural gas

Ozone layer depletion

Acid rain formation

Habitat destruction

Reduced soil fertility

Reduced air pollution occurs thanks to cleaner burning products derived from tar sands

Oceanic dead zones shrink owing improved waste management practices during tar sand processing

Deforestation increases due to forest clearance necessary for surface mining operations associated with tar sands extraction.

Extraction technology advances reduce overall environmental impacts

Total greenhouse gas emissions throughout the life cycle

The efficiency of energy conversion in the usage phase only

The amount of water used during extraction processes only

The immediate ecological damage at the extraction site only