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Gas |
Cleaner than oil or coal ( burns completely) While getting gas out of the ground methane and co2 is released LGN -gas is often transported as a liquid -more effective as more can be transported Gas obtained from the north sea -in decline - other access ( North Scotland ) Large amoung of gas and oil is imported from Quata Gas and oil prices dropping in America as new fracking techniques develop |
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Externalities |
£5.3 trillion Things not usuakly accounted for |
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Fossil fuels |
Being subsidised for £5.3 trillion a year -giverment inst dealing with the impacts it has on the environment -e.g air pollution leads ti health problems and flooding due to reduced marsh land |
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Pensilvania |
Fracking Sheil gas - not easy to obtain -can be accessed via hydraulic faction - water is pumped 2 miles deep into the crust to open up cracks in the crust releasing gas using high pressured water and chemicals to maintain lubrucation - had led to full scalr dash for gas |
