Following are the disadvantages of fossil fuels:
Fossil fuels like coal and petroleum results in air pollution as there is release of huge amount of pollutants.
Gases such as carbon dioxide is released when a fossil fuel is burnt, which causes global warming.
Soil fertility and potable water is affected by the oxides of carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, etc. that are released from fossil fuels
Answered by Vishal kumar | 2 years agoWhat are the environmental consequences of the increasing demand for energy? What steps would you suggest to reduce energy consumption?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a solar cooker? Are there places where solar cookers would have limited utility?
On what basis would you classify energy sources as:
a) Renewable and non-renewable?
b) Exhaustible and inexhaustible?
Are the options are given in (a) and (b) the same?
What are the limitations of extracting energy from:
a) The wind?
b) Waves?
c) Tides?