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Carbon (C) - energy
Carbon is a great energy store, but burning these fossil fuels has released vast quantities of carbon dioxide, affecting our climate. Can we ever get by without carbon-based energy?
Carbon is a great energy store – in plants and animals, but also as hydrocarbons – coal, oil and natural gas. From the Industrial Revolution onwards, burning these fossil fuels has released vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the air, affecting our climate and oceans. So can we ever get by without carbon-based energy?
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Elements
Chemical elements: where do we get them and how do they fit into our economy?
