GEOG 3EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Coal Mining In The United Kingdom, Anthracite, Potential Energy
4 Apr 2019
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Very long-term process (aka million of years) Further transformation happens when coal forms again in geological processes and heat/pressures its exposed to. At the rate of consumption, this explains why we are looking into sustainable sources. Released 2x more co2 than natural gas. Ranks of coal indicate percentage of fixed carbon. Canada has 1% of these deposits, which can last for 251 years. Out of this 1035 tonnes, canada only has 1% The reserve depends on technology in which we can access the deposits. These are all the different uses of coal. We begin to see decline in coal usage and shift into fossil fuel usage. One of the first countries to use a lot of coal uk. Slide 7: annual production of coal in the united kingdom. British dominance during industrial revolution: linked to wider use of steam engine. Used in mills, factories, trains, boats, etc. Really led to the dominance of uk economy.
