NONRENEWABLE

ENERGY
PEACOCK
COAL

Coal is a black sedimentary rock that can

be burned for fuel and used to generate
electricity.
PEACOCK COAL

Coal is created by compressed organic matter, and it contains carbon and hydrocarbon
matter.

It is formed from plant-filled swamps that have been covered by sediments for millions of
years.

Coal is extracted by digging up the ground and taking out the coal solids for processing
into energy.

The main types of coal are anthracite, lignite, bituminous coal, and sub-bituminous coal.
Bituminous is found in the United States.

It contains 45% to 86% of carbon. It has a high heat content and is used in generating
energy and in making steel and iron.
Petroleum

•Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil

fuel. Like coal and natural gas, petroleum was
formed from the remains of ancient marine
organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria.
Over millions of years of intense heat and
pressure, these organic remains (fossils)
transformed into carbon-rich substances we
rely on as raw materials for fuel and a wide
variety of products.
Petroleum
Fossil fuels are formed due to the continuous heating and compressing of organic matter
buried beneath the earth’s surface.

Organic matter comprises of plant and animal remains that have decomposed, heated, and
compressed over millions of years to form fossil deposits.

The deposits are extracted through drilling or mining, and they can be in liquid, gas, or
solid form
Burgan Field

•The Burgan oil field, in Kuwait, is one of the

richest oil fields in the world. Natural gas,
some of which is seen burning here, is often
found near deposits of oil and coal. Oil, coal,
and natural gas are fossil fuels.
NATURAL GAS

NATURAL GAS IS A GASEOUS NON-RENEWABLE

RESOURCE THAT IS FOUND BELOW THE
EARTH’S CRUST BUT NEAR CRUDE OIL
DEPOSITS IN THE SUBSURFACE. NATURAL GAS
PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF METHANE BUT MAY
ALSO CONTAIN OTHER FORMS OF NATURAL
GAS SUCH AS PROPANE, ETHANE, AND BUTANE.
METHANE IS ODORLESS, AND IT IS MIXED
WITH A SPECIAL ADDITIVE TO GIVE IT AN
ODOR FOR EASY DETECTION IN CASE THERE IS
GAS LEAKAGE. ONCE NATURAL GAS IS
EXTRACTED, IT IS SENT TO PROCESSING
PLANTS TO REMOVE PROPANE AND BUTANE,
WHICH ARE USED AS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM
GAS (LPG). NATURAL GAS IS USED FOR
COOKING IN GAS OVENS, STOVES, AND GRILLS
EFFECT NONRENEWABLE ENERGY ON
HUMAN AND ENVIROMENT HUMAN
SIGNIFICANT In just one year, humans consume
what nature has taken millions of
FACT years to produce. This is the case
with fossil fuels, for example. It
takes thousands or millions of
years for them to form, and in a
few short decades we will have
exhausted all the reserves of these
energy sources
> Nonrenewable energy (oil, coal, and gas) increase air pollution, measles, TB cases, and mortality rate,

> If we want to comply with the Paris Agreement and prevent the global temperature from increasing by more than 2°C
this century, it is essential that 60 % of the oil still available, as well as 90 % of the coal, remain unused underground.
This comes from a recent study published in Nature, which encourages us to stop using non-renewable energies to
save ourselves from a climate disaster.

> The dangers of these energy sources extend far beyond global warming.
 
> Radon is a radioactive decay product of uranium and occurs wherever uranium does.

> Perhaps the most well-known impact of using non-renewable energy sources is the emission of greenhouse gases, in
particular carbon dioxide and methane, which contribute to climate change / Different types of non-renewable
energy fuels emit different levels of greenhouse gases.

> direct impacts of rising temperatures and changing weather patterns as floods or dry seasons proliferate that impact
human livelihoods.

> Climate change is impacting ecosystems, diminishing their capacity to adapt to changing conditions, threatening
biodiversity and the important ecosystem services our lives rely on.
Land pollution and
waste generation

> There is very clear evidence illustrating the impact of

surface mining both in the short and long-term. For
instance, huge volumes of excess rock or soil are dumped
in other locations such as nearby valleys affecting those
ecosystems.

When it comes to the land that is being mined, in the long

term these sites are left with poor soil quality and
sometimes due to the chemicals used the lands ends up
being polluted as well as any nearby water reserves
Acid Rain Effects

•> It is not just the air that we breathe which gets

polluted. Dangerous pollutants that are emitted into the
air can take a part in the water cycle. This is the case of
acid rain which forms when sulphur and other
chemicals are introduced into the atmosphere from
industrial processes. Chemicals suspended in the air
then turn the rain mildly acidic.
•> Acid rain is corrosive to machinery and disrupts
local ecosystems. In terms of the environment, acid
rain changes the acidity of lakes and streams which
can be very harmful to fish and other aquatic
organisms; it is also damaging to trees thereby
weakening forest ecosystems.
 
Oil spills
 

•> Lastly, there is something to be said about unintended

consequences or rather unforeseen and accidental effects.
Oil spills are extremely damaging to nearby shores and
ecosystems