ENV250Y5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Nuclear Power, Pembina Institute, Guy Stewart Callendar
Document Summary
Chapter 8 - energy policy and climate change. Provinces - development, conservation and management of sites/facilities in the provinces for the generation and protection of energy (electrical supply and land use) Federal - environmental protection, international trade, international agreements (177) canada"s energy needs. Fossil fuels: buried dead organisms, ones that died over a million years ago. Consist of carbon (building block of oil, coal, natural gas) Hydraulic fracking - threat to water quality, water supply, wildlife. Renewable energy: no waste or greenhouse gas emissions. A lot of energy and resources to produce. Nuclear fission - nuclease of a particle is split into smaller parts creating gamma rays that release large amounts of energy (181) energy production and consumption. Alberta - bitumen (oil can be extracted), can be refined into oil. Deep-water injection methods - a lot of water and natural gas. Banned fracking: france, netherlands, south africa (183) federal energy policy.
