Carbon Emission Power Point Presentation

1. Energy Use in the United States

2. Agenda
 Question
 Why is it important
 History
 Options
 Recommendation

3. Question
How can the United States create energy
while slowing down the amount of carbon
emissions being released into the
atmosphere?

4. Why is it important
 Carbon Emissions are being released into the
atmosphere and causing global warming
 The United States is responsible for nearly 25% of
fossil fuel emissions in the world
 Our world will change dramatically if fossil fuels
are continued to create energy

5. History
 Fossil fuels are concentrated organic compounds
found in the Earth’s crust
 They were formed over millions of years by the
decomposing remains of plants and animals under
immense heat and pressure
 There are three separate types of fossil fuels; coal,
petroleum, and natural gas.

6. History
 They became a popular way of supplying energy in
the United States in the early 19th century
 Since then they have grown to supply almost all of
the energy demand for the United States
 According to the US Energy Information
Administration (EIA), fossil fuels meet around 84
percent of U.S. energy demand

7. History
 They can combine with water vapor in the air to
form acidic compounds that create acid rain, and
burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide,
a greenhouse gas that scientists believe is key factor
in global climate change
 They are in such high demand in our current
economy that they could be used up in the near
future

8. Objectives
 To find an economically feasible way to supple
energy to the meet the demands in the United States
 Look at other countries to find new ways of supply
energy while lowering carbon emissions into the
atmosphere

9. Options
 The first option would be to not change the
amount of fossil fuels used in the United States
 There could be more supply then we had originally
thought
 Also, because of the “going green” cause people
may cut back usage on their own

10. Options
 The second option is wind renewable energy, which
does not release carbon emissions
 Wind energy is when “large, modern wind turbines
are used to generate electricity, either for individual
use or for contribution to a utility power grid
 The Department of Energy has estimated that wind
power could account for 20 percent of the nation’s
electricity supply by 2030

11. Options
 The third option would be to add tax incentives as
well as subsidies for hybrid vehicles
 To get more people driving hybrid cars or using
public transportation
 The vehicles we drive release over 1.7 billion metric
tons of greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the
atmosphere each year—mostly in the form of carbon
dioxide (CO2)—contributing to global climate
change.

12. Recommendation
 My recommendation is wind energy
 Wind power is one of the fastest-growing sources of
energy around the world
 Wind energy will never run out and does not harm
the environment

13. Thank You