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We are extremely reliant on fossil fuels as we use it to power our cars and in our homes.

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Q: How dependent is Australia on fossil fuels?
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Which fossil fuels are used in Australia?

Australia primarily relies on coal, natural gas, and oil as its main fossil fuels. Coal is the most abundant and heavily used fossil fuel in the country, followed by natural gas and oil. These fossil fuels are used for electricity generation, transportation, and industrial processes in Australia.


What are the fossil fuels found in Australia?

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Why do people need to develop alternative sources of renewable energy and become less dependent on fossil fuels?

Mainly two reasons. (1) The fossil fuels will eventually be used up. (2) Fossil fuels cause pollution.


Why is it dangerous for your country to be dependent about fossil fuels?

because someone could get hurt


What fossil fuels does Australia use to produce electricity?

in Australia we use gas,oil, and coal.


What percentage of the population in the world is directly or indirectly dependent on fossil fuels?

All present human societies except a very few isolated primitive tribes depend on fossil fuels. Practically all societies are directly dependent, with fossil fuels providing the vast majority of power generation and transportation capability, plus critical components of the chemical industry, and a core enabler of agriculture. Those few places not directly using fossil fuels are dependent on products made by fossil fuel cultures. In numerical terms, all but at most a couple hundred thousand out of 6.5 billion are dependent - so, 99.99% or more.


3 fossil fuels that make 90 percent of Australia's energy use?

Australia uses coal, oil and natural gas. These are fossil fuels. The amount of energy derived from the wind and solar is rising fast.


The majority of the worlds electricity is supplied by burning 2 words?

fossil fuels


Where are fossil fuels mined in Australia?

Most fossil fuels mines are found more inland of Australia. Though this means that fossil fuel prices are a lot more expensive


Why is it bad to burn fossil fuels?

Well 1) we as a world are VERY dependent on fossil fuels and 2) it puts large amounts of carbon doxide in our air we breathe. (suppositly it is causing global warming)


Does Australia have enough fossil fuels to last forever?

I would have to say no, because no fossil fuels last forever, as they are nonrenewable resources and the definition of nonrenewable is that they will eventually become nonexistent.


Nations built nuclear electricity generating plants because?

they did not want to be dependent on nonrenewable fossil fuels