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What are some disadvantages of using fossil fuels for generating electricity?
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How do Nigerians get their electricity?
100 percent of the electricity generated in Niger is produced in thermal generating plants using fossil fuels.
Which fuels are used for generating electricity in Africa?
Mostly fossil fuels but there is one nuclear plant in South Africa
What are the disadvantages of using fossil fuels to create electricity?
You could run out!
Which type of fuels are used for generating electricity in France?
They use about 78% nuclear, 15%hydro and 7% fossil fuels.
Nations built nuclear electricity generating plants because?
they did not want to be dependent on nonrenewable fossil fuels
Is all electricity made from fossil fuels?
no electricity is made from fossil fuels.
Are there alternative to nuclear power that are as effective at generating electricity?
Yes, they are called fossil fuels, coal, oil, natural gas
The majority of the worlds electricity is supplied by burning 2 words?
fossil fuels
Is electricity made of fossil fuels?
No. Some electricity is made by using fossil fuels. There's a difference.
What effects does generating electricity have on the environment?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels pollutes the air, which gives many people different diseases, as well as causing global warming.
What do fossil fuels give electricity to?
Well, fossil fuels don't give the electricity they are part of making it though. By burning fossil fuels it creates steam which turns a turbine that generates electricity.
How can the society change the continuous use of fossil fuels?
We need to burn fossil fuels now to produce electricity and power our transport. When we do this we release carbon that has been buried for millions of years. Before we can stop burning fossil fuels we need to develop other ways of generating electricity, like better ways of using solar, wind, water and thermal energy. When we can do this efficiently then we can stop using fossil fuels.
