Chapter 11: Conventional & Sustainable Energy
Learning Outcomes
After studying this chapter, you should be able to:
- Outline the history of human energy use
- Understand the challenges to continued reliance on fossil energy
- Outline environmental impacts of energy use
- Understand the global capacity for each non-renewable energy source
- Evaluate the different energy sources based on their environmental impact
- Understand the key factors in the growth of renewable energy sources
Chapter Outline
- 11.1 Challenges and Impacts of Energy Use
- 11.2 Non-Renewable Energy Sources
- 11.3 Renewable Energy Sources
- 11.4 Chapter Resources
Attribution
Essentials of Environmental Science by Kamala Doršner is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Modified from the original.