Most electricity is still produced by burning fossil fuels (primary energy source). Fossil fuel sources are
- Coal
- Oil
- Kerosene
- ‘Natural’ gas
- Propane
- Burning fossil fuelsrelease large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into the air. Greenhouse gases trap heat in our atmosphere, causing global warming.
Curriculum
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- 18 Lessons
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- Energy18
- 1.1Most consumed Energy Source per country in Europe
- 1.2A Timeline of Malta’s Energy Supply
- 1.3Time’s up for Gas!
- 1.4Gas Fuels Inequality and Climate Chaos
- 1.5Renewable Energy Sources
- 1.6Why Renewable Energy?
- 1.7Energy Solutions
- 1.8The United Nations have made it a priority to make clean energy available to everyone by 2030
- 1.9Renewable energy has the power to be transformative because it means that anyone with the right knowledge and the right equipment can make their own electricity.
- 1.10In 2003 Friends of the Earth Palestine and the Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network began implementing renewable energy projects to build the capacity of local people, especially poorer women, to manage their own clean energy sources.
- 1.11Video: Berta Cáceres, Honduras
- 1.12Video – GivePower and Indigenized Energy and the community of Standing Rock
- 1.13How do we make sure energy reaches people in a fair and sustainable way?
- 1.14Guiding principles for Right Renewables
- 1.15Toolkit Activity:
- 1.16Design your own Solar Marshmallow Melter: Top Tips
- 1.17Design your own Solar Marshmallow Melter: The Solution
- 1.18Review and Reflect
