Environmental impact of the energy industry

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thumb|Experimental French Régiolis Class train using biodiesel thumb|Space-filling model of ethyl stearate, or stearic acid ethyl ester, an ethyl ester produced from soybean or canola oil and ethanol thumb|Two general pathways for biodiesels from a fat. The process starts with hydrogenation of backbone double bonds. [[Fatty acid methyl esters can then be produced by transesterification. C16 and C18 diesel fuels arise by hydrogenolysis of the saturated fat.]]

use of energy in ways that meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual, event, organisation, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent

degradation of water quality by any process that changes ambient water temperature

residue of coal combustion

Technologies used in fossil-fuel power plants

effort to scientifically ascertain mechanisms responsible for recent global warming and related climate changes on Earth

Discussion of impact

the consumption of energy by electronic and electrical appliances while they are switched off or in standby mode

type of environmental effect

estimated maximum capacity for energy production on Earth

proces to phase out incandescent light bulbs for general lighting in favor of more energy-efficient lighting alternatives

includes a range of activities relating to climate change, and to influencing political decisions on climate change-related regulation, such as the Kyoto Protocol.

2009 protest movement by indigenous Peruvians against state-sponsored oil drilling