Transport
Burning fuel in all forms of transport produces carbon dioxide, other greenhouse gasses as well as other forms of pollution.
grammes carbon dioxide per kilometre
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What is the problem?
There are 30 million vehicles on the road in the UK. Each mile a small petrol car travels releases 280 g of CO2 and for a small diesel car 190g of CO2 is released. Driving 2400 miles is the equivalent to the total carbon footprint of the average person in the developing world.
Figures from WRI
Nuclear power is one of the most controversial ways of generating electricity. Nuclear power stations are capable of producing large quantities of power almost continuously. Large numbers of people are needed to operate them and this creates skilled jobs in the areas where they are located. Opponents point to the huge damage that could be caused by an accident or terrorist attack, the dangerous waste that is produced, and the inefficiency of producing large amounts of electricity in remote locations.
Wood can provide a carbon neutral source of heat and power. More...
There is simply not enough agricultural land in the world to replace fossil fuels with biofuels. We will need to use them efficiently, as well as using other sources of power.
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