What are the drawbacks to burning fossil fuels?

Answer 1

• The release of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere which is causing global warming and climate change.
• The release of Nitrous and Sulphur oxides and other polluting gases which cause acid rain.

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Answer 2

The negative effects of burning fossil fuels is that they release carbon dioxide, a dangerous greenhouse gas. This extra gas builds up in the atmosphere, absorbing more and more heat, and causing global warming, which is itself causing climate change.

Answer 3

Disadvantages of burning fossil fuels:

Combustion of fossil fuels generates sulfuric, carbonic, and nitric acids, which fall to Earth as acid rain, impacting both natural areas and the built-up environment. Monuments and sculptures made from marble and limestone are particularly vulnerable, as the acids dissolve calcium carbonate.

Burning coal also generates large amounts of bottom ash and fly ash.

In the United States, more than 90% of greenhouse gas emissions come from the combustion of fossil fuels.

Combustion of fossil fuels also produces other air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, volatile organic compounds and heavy metals

Fossil fuels are thought to be a major cause of global warming.

They are a cause of acid rain.

They are not sustainable in the long-term.

Extraction can be very damaging to the landscape.

Answer 4

The use of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) is a problem because the burning of these fuels in industry, transport and the generation of electricity releases carbon dioxide (CO2). This is causing global warming and climate change.

A second problem is that they are not renewable, so when we burn them they are finished. It is becoming more and more difficult to find oil and natural gas, and the methods being used are becoming more expensive with more dangerous side-effects (Fracking is an example where chemicals are pumped underground to break open the gas seams.).

Answer 5

Global Warming- when fossil fuels are burned, they release carbon dioxide, which floats up into the atmosphere. This greenhouse gas builds up over time and creates global warming.

Air pollution- Burning fossil fuels also cause air pollution. Smoke can cause smog and acid rain.

To add to this, fossil fuels built up over millions of years, therefore it would take millions of years for them to build up again. After all fossil fuels have been found and used, there is no other way for them to be produced, so another energy source would have to be discovered and used.

Answer 6

Burning fuels causes atmospheric pollution and produces very poisonous gases such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in very large amounts. These gases lead to acid rain and they can also contribute to global warming. Burning coal is very dangerous. When it was a common household and industrial fuel, people used to get respiratory illnesses such as lung cancers.

Answer 7

Burning fossil fuels leads to an increase in greenhouse gas, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and heavy metal emissions.