DID YOU KNOW
The utilization of fossil fuels for generating electricity has been found to cause significant harm to the environment. These fuels, which are non-renewable and finite in nature, emit harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, contributing to climate change and global warming. Additionally, the extraction, transportation, and processing of fossil fuels often result in environmental degradation, including deforestation, water pollution, and soil erosion. Therefore, it is imperative that we shift towards cleaner, renewable energy sources to mitigate the adverse impacts of fossil fuel consumption on our planet.
The Big 3
Three types of fossil fuels are commonly burned to produce electricity. However, this process has a detrimental impact on our environment..
Coal
Coal is a solid, carbon-heavy rock that comes in four main varieties differentiated largely by carbon content: lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous, and anthracite.
oil
Crude oil, or petroleum is a liquid fossil fuel made up mostly of hydrocarbons (hydrogen and carbon compounds).
naturL Gas
Composed mostly of methane, natural gas is generally considered either conventional or unconventional, depending on where it’s found underground
HOW DOES EXCESS CARBON DESTROY OUR PLANET?
By adding more carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, we are supercharging the natural greenhouse effect, causing global temperature to rise .
THE DEADLY EFFECTS OF EXCESS CARBON ON OUR PLANET
CLIMATE CHANGE
Large carbon footprints are the main cause of climate change.
GREEN HOUSE GASES
The atmosphere is susceptible to damage from greenhouse gases, which are detrimental to the environment.
RESOURCE DEPLETION
The creation of large carbon footprints can exhaust resources on both small and large levels, starting from a country’s deforestation practices to a single household’s amplified usage of air conditioning.
INFLATED ENERGY RATES
Due to the scarcity of resources, the cost of generating electricity from carbon sources is increasing.
SOLAR 101
TERMS YOU SHOULD KNOW.
fossil fuel
A natural fuel such as coal, oil, and gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
Carbon
Carbon dioxide or other gaseous carbon compounds released into the atmosphere, associated with climate change.
Photons
A photon is an elementary particle that is a quantum of the electromagnetic field, including electromagnetic radiation such as light and radio waves, and the force carrier for the electromagnetic force. Photons are massless, so they always move at the speed of light in vacuum
Photovoltaics
Photovoltaics is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials
WHAT IS THE SOLUTION TO OUR CARBON PROBLEM?
THE SUN!