OPTION WHAT IS IT COAL (NR) Fuel formed Can be easily Burning it releases o2 from plants transported to Coal miners can get that were power stations black lung disease buried years Relatively It will run out in the ago Some places still next 100 years have coal NATURAL Fuel formed It is not UK North Sea gas GAS (NR) from the dependent on reserves are declining so pressure of the weather the UK has to rely more plants and Natural gas can on importing it. animals buried be found in lots The price of gas is very years ago of places around changeable and can rise the world and fall sharply in We can response to international transport gas in events outside the UK’s pipes by using control. tankers or ships Burning gas releases greenhouse gases. OIL NR Fuel formed Oil is in lots Environmental from the of places in the damage can be pressure of world caused when plants and We can building the rig animals buried transport oil in and by accidental years ago pipes and by oil spillages using tankers Oil is not and ships renewable and will run out. Burning it releases greenhouse gases. This may add to global warming. NUCLEAR NR Using Does not make harmful Non-renewable will run radioactive greenhouse gases out in the next 50 years materials (e.g. You only need a small Nuclear power stations uranium) to amount of nuclear fuel are very expensive to create heat to make energy build which turns Radioactive waste water into steam to turn a turbine to generate electricity
OPTION WHAT IS IT COAL (NR) Fuel formed from plants that were buried years ago Can be easily transported to power stations Relatively Some places still have coal Burning it releases o2 Coal miners can get black lung disease It will run out in the next 100 years NATURAL GAS (NR) Fuel formed from the pressure of plants and animals buried years ago It is not dependent on the weather Natural gas can be found in lots of places around the world We can transport gas in pipes by using tankers or ships UK North Sea gas reserves are declining so the UK has to rely more on importing it. The price of gas is very changeable and can rise and fall sharply in response to international events outside the UK’s control. Burning gas releases greenhouse gases. OIL NR Fuel formed from the pressure of plants and animals buried years ago Oil is in lots of places in the world We can transport oil in pipes and by using tankers and ships Environmental damage can be caused when building the rig and by accidental oil spillages Oil is not renewable and will run out. Burning it releases greenhouse gases. This may add to global warming. NUCLEAR NR Using radioactive materials (e.g. uranium) to create heat which turns water into steam to turn a turbine to generate electricity Does not make harmful greenhouse gases You only need a small amount of nuclear fuel to make energy Non-renewable will run out in the next 50 years Nuclear power stations are very expensive to build Radioactive waste
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