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Reducing emissions from industry

I can identify the biggest producers of carbon dioxide and suggest changes to reduce their emissions

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Reducing emissions from industry

I can identify the biggest producers of carbon dioxide and suggest changes to reduce their emissions

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Key learning points

  1. Carbon capture and storage separates CO₂ from other emissions and stores it in suitable deep underground locations
  2. Carbon capture and storage can reduce CO₂ emissions but is very expensive
  3. The energy sector uses fuel for heating, electricity generation and transport as well as manufacturing and construction
  4. The energy sector produces approximately 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions
  5. Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by using less energy and switching to renewable energy sources

Keywords

  • Greenhouse gases - gases in the atmosphere that keep it warmer than it would be without them

  • Carbon capture and storage - the separation of carbon dioxide from other emissions and the storage of it in deep underground locations

  • Renewable resources - an energy resource that can be replenished as quickly as it is used so will not run out

  • Energy industry - all the industries involved in generating electricity or providing fuels

Common misconception

It is pointless to take action on climate change if some other countries are not.

Discuss how international agreements can enable many countries take action together. And that developing green technologies ahead of other countries may help UK industry in the future.


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6 Questions

Q1.
What do greenhouse gases in the atmosphere do?
Correct answer: keep Earth’s temperature higher than it would be without them
keep Earth’s temperature lower than it would be without them
force Earth’s temperature to keep rising for ever
force Earth’s temperature to keep falling for ever
Q2.
What do we call the increase in Earth’s temperature caused by human activity?
Correct Answer: global warming, globalwarming
Q3.
What is the enhanced greenhouse effect caused by?
all gases in the atmosphere
all greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Correct answer: extra greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere by human activity
extra greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere since the 1850s
Q4.
Which option includes most greenhouse gases?
carbon dioxide, methane, oxygen
Correct answer: carbon dioxide, methane, water vapour
carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapour
methane, oxygen, water vapour
Q5.
What is the type of chemical reaction that produces most of the greenhouse gases made by human activity?
Correct answer: combustion
photosynthesis
respiration
Q6.
Where are greenhouse gases found in the atmosphere?
in a layer at the bottom of the atmosphere
in a layer at the top of the atmosphere
Correct answer: spread out throughout the atmosphere
spread out, but mainly in the top part of the atmosphere

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6 Questions

Q1.
What are greenhouse gases?
Correct answer: gases in Earth’s atmosphere that keep it warmer than it would be without them
gases in Earth’s atmosphere that keep it cooler than it would be without them
an insulating layer of gases near the top of the atmosphere
an insulating layer of gases close to Earth’s surface
Q2.
How do UK’s greenhouse gas emissions today compare to its emissions in 1990?
Correct answer: the amount of greenhouse gas emissions is smaller today
the amount of greenhouse gas emissions hasn’t changed very much
the amount of greenhouse gas emissions is bigger today
Q3.
Put these contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in order, starting with the biggest greenhouse gas emitter in the UK.
1 - transport
2 - buildings
3 - industry
4 - waste
Q4.
What is a disadvantage of UK industry using carbon capture and storage?
it increases emissions of greenhouse gases
it speeds up global warming
Correct answer: it could make UK industry uncompetitive
Q5.
Put the steps of carbon capture and storage into the correct order in which they happen.
1 - most of the carbon dioxide is separated from other emissions
2 - the carbon dioxide gas is compressed and made into a liquid
3 - carbon dioxide is injected into rock formations deep underground
4 - carbon dioxide remains there for a very long time
Q6.
Switching from burning fuels to using electricity to heat our homes and for transport can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But what else must happen to do so?
less electricity must be generated
Correct answer: more electricity must be generated
more electricity must be generated using natural gas
Correct answer: more electricity must be generated using renewable energy resources