Energy Use in Canada• Fossil Fuels 70%
– Coal 52%– Natural Gas 15%– Oil 3%
• Nuclear 19%• Hydro 9%• Wind 0.5%• Solar 0.5%• Geothermal 0.5%• Tidal 0.5%
There are 3 good reasons, and 1 not so good reason, why Canadians use a great
deal of energy. What do you think they are?
• We live in a northern climate with cold temperatures… brrr!
• We have a small population spread very thinly over a huge land mass, so…
• Our advanced industry uses lots of energy so that we can sell things to other countries.
• Energy is cheap in Canada.
FOSSIL FUELS
• Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas…
• They were formed from the remains of plants and animals.
• Found in sedimentary (soft) rock.
• Can be found around Canada.
EVERY WEEK TO 10 DAYS, CHINA OPENS A NEW COAL-BURNING
POWER PLANT.
China now uses more coal than the United States, Europe, and Japan combined.
NON-RENEWABLE EENERGY SOURCES
• Energy supplies that are limited and cannot be replaced once they are used up.
• Oil• Natural Gas• Coal
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
• Energy supplies that can be replaced after they are consumed.
• Solar Power• Wind Power
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES
• These are the more common energy sources found in Canada.
• Flowing water• Fossil fuels• Uranium
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
• Energy sources that haven’t been around for a long time… they’re ‘newer’ ideas.
• Solar, wind, tidal, biomass, geothermal, hydrogen
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