TTO 3 - Fossil fuels

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Fossil fuels 

Which of these are fossil fuels?
1. Oil
2. Coal
3. Wood
4. Gas

1. Oil, coal and gas
2. Oil and gas
3. Oil and coal
4. All four

Goals: 

• You can explain why fossil fuels are non-renewable.
• You can tell how oil and coal are formed.
• You can tell what the Paris Agreement aims for, and you can tell what it means to be carbon neutral -> ANSWER in TEAMS Opdrachten ! 

How is coal formed?

300 million years ago!

The Netherlands was located around the equator.

It looked like a tropical swamp.

How is oil formed?

200 million years ago!

It was much warmer back then. Most of Europe was a shallow sea.

Name 2 similarities and 1 difference in the formation of oil and coal.

Can you explain why oil and coal are non-renewable?

Are we too dependend?

Rising gas prices

- More demand after corona crisis

- Less available (Russia offers less, Groningen closes the fields).

Paris Agreement

The Paris Agreement sets out a global framework to avoid dangerous climate change by limiting global warming to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. It also aims to strengthen countries’ ability to deal with the impacts of climate change and support them in their efforts.

--> Can we be carbon neutral in 2050 or 2060?? Answer the question in TEAMS- Opdrachten