6: Conventional and Sustainable Energy
Learning Outcomes
- 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
Thumbnail image - Wind farm near Copenhagen, Denmark. In 2014 wind power met 39% of electricity demand in Denmark.