Chapter 2 - Energy
Chapter 2:
Energy
We use energy for
everything
we
do,
whether
it
is
in
industry,
agriculture,
transport,
or
the
domestic
setting. Since the
industrial
revolution,
the
majority
of
this
energy
has
come
from
a
dense,
energy
rich
resource
known
collectively
as
fossil
fuels. The impacts of
the
use
of
fossil
fuels
are
becoming
more
recognised,
in
the
form
of
resource
depletion
and
pollution
caused
from
burning
these
fuels. This chapter
will
firstly
give
an
introduction
to
energy;
how
to
measure
it
and
what
forms
there
are. It will then
outline
worldwide
energy
use
– what
we
use
energy
for
and
where
we
get
this
energy
from. The effects of
this
consumption
pattern
will
be
highlighted,
before
presenting
a
sustainable
energy
strategy
which
includes
reducing
energy,
using
it
more
efficiently
and
introducing
renewable
energy
technologies.