Fossil Fuels Reduction

Why Should We Reduce Our Usage Of Fossil Fuels?

Apart from the fact that they are almost certainly responsible for climate change, will eventually run out, and they will get progressively more expensive as they become scarcer. Some sources of renewable energy are already providing cheaper methods of generating electricity than fossil fuel based power stations and as they are scaled up the costs are still dropping. There are some other very compelling reasons to wean humanity off these energy sources given below.

Food Production Impacts Of Fossil Fuels

If we do nothing to reduce our usage and we run out millions, if not billions, of people will starve. Modern farming depends so heavily on fossil fuels it is hard to see how their loss would not cause massive reductions in food production. Fossil fuels are used to power most farm equipment such as tractors, harvesters etc., plus they are the feedstock for the production of pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers and other chemicals essential to high intensity farming.

For every calorie of food reaching our tables around ten are used in the production of the food, processing, and transporting it from the farm to the production facilities, from there to the supermarkets and onwards to our homes.

Fossil Fuels Should Be Conserved For Other Purposes – Not Burned!

Production of chemicals and plastics for our modern day society depend upon fossil fuels are their feedstock, including for all of the pesticides, herbicides, fertilisers and other chemicals essential to high intensity modern farming. Wasting them by burning them is a disgraceful waste of one of humanities most valuable resources. When we run out of fossil fuels the energy required to produce all of these vital chemicals will be enormous and will raise the cost of modern living to levels unmeetable by many people in society.