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National Geographic ,
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/global-warming-
effects/ . National geographic contained a lot of cons for the use of fossil fuels and the
effects they leave behind. The effects were listed in order of most problematic to least
impactful.
Friedrich, Johannes . This Interactive Chart Explains Worlds Top 10 Emitters, and How
http://www.wri.org/blog/2017/04/interactive-chart-explains-worlds-top-10-emitters-and-
how-theyve-changed. The world resources institute provided the worlds top carbon
emitters for countries. The US accounted for 14.3 percent of carbon emissions in the
whole world. China and the European Union had even bigger carbon emissions than the
US.
Lavelle, Marianne . The 10 Biggest Carbon Dioxide Polluters. U.S. News and World Report, 7
emitters in the world. It revealed that the third leading carbon emitter was Duke Energy,
which is a Carolina based company. Duke Produces 108 million pounds of CO2 per year
and serves 4 million customers in the Carolinas, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Rinkesh . What Are Fossil Fuels? Conserve Energy Future, 2017 , https://www.conserve-
pros to using fossil fuels. This article disagrees with humans being the source of climate
change. This website really inspired some good solutions to global warming. Some of the
unemployment rates, which shows why people don't want to make the switch.
Ritchie, Hannah. How Long before We Run out of Fossil Fuels? Our World In Data,
Data gave information about M. King Hubbert and his findings on fossil fuel reserves. M.
King Hubert came up with a logical, mathematical curve to determine when the Earth
would run out of fossil fuels. The hypothesis consisted of a tall bell curve that only lasts
within two lifetimes. Not only did it determine when all fossil fuels would run out, but it
also showed when individual fossil fuels would runout, like coal and oil. We will always
find new reserves, but it will be so small that it could not generate enough power for a
whole population.