Essay Archive - Fossil Fuel Consumption, CO2 and Its Impact on Global Climate
Fossil Fuel Consumption, CO2 and Its Impact on Global Climate
Background: At the beginning of human history, we had to satisfy our energy
needs (for food, heat and movement) by using our own muscle power and gathering
or hunting naturally available plants, animals and wood. Each stage in the
evolution of human society (the development of farming, domestication of animals,
harnessing of wind and water power) increased the average per capita energy use,
but it was the Industrial Revolution and the exploitation of fossil fuels whi....
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