non-renewable energy resources

• advantages:

  • fossils fuels and nuclear energy are reliable
  • enough to meet current demand - extracted at fast rate so always in stock - respond quickly to changes in demand
  • running costs are not expensive
  • cost effective to produce energy
• disadvantages (fossil fuels):

  • finite
  • expensive to set up
  • release carbon dioxide, contributes to global warming
  • release sulfur dioxide - causes acid rain - harmful to trees and ecosystems
  • coal mining ruins view
  • oil spillages can affect mammals around sea
• disadvantages (nuclear power):

  • clean but nuclear waste is dangerous and diffult to dispose of cleanly
  • nuclear fuel is cheap but cost of nuclear fuel is high - power plants, waste removal
  • can cause major catastrophe