Fossil Fuels Flashcards
1
Q
What are the security of energy supply?
A
2/3 uk domestic energy met my natural gas
2
Q
How much shale rock is under Britain?
A
1300 trillion cubic feet of shale rock
3
Q
How much is it a clean source?
A
60% less co2 than coal
4
Q
Job creation?
A
24,000 uk jobs
5
Q
Is it cheaper than coal?
A
Yes
6
Q
How much water is used?
A
4 million litres of clean water per fracking station
7
Q
Water contamination?
A
Not in uk yet contains radioactive uranium and thorium
8
Q
Earthquakes?
A
2018 Blackpool 0.5 magnitude
9
Q
How does it it affect house prices?
A
It lowers them
10
Q
How much methane compared to co2?
A
25x warming power compared to co2
