It says that greenhouse gasses are a threat to us, but plants consume them much faster then we produce them, right? And also, won't the market for energy tip when we need a new type to supply us, giving engineers even more money to work with?

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Description: Renewable energy sources might just be the answer to a sustainable future. What makes an energy source renewable, and how can we use these sources to power our societies well into the future?

Yeah, but over time more fossil fuels will be burnt faster than plants can use them. Solar energy will become as common as fossil fuels, so the market will pretty much stay unchanged.

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Renewable energy sources might just be the answer to a sustainable future. What makes an energy source renewable, and how can we use these sources to power our societies well into the future?

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James Hulce
Posted 9 years ago. Direct link to James Hulce's post “At 0:32, the video states...”
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, the video states that burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gasses. How do emissions vary between different types of fossil fuels?
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It says that greenhouse gasses are a threat to us, but plants consume them much faster then we produce them, right? And also, won't the market for energy tip when we need a new type to supply us, giving engineers even more money to work with?
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  Solar energy will become as common as fossil fuels, so the market will pretty much stay unchanged.
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what is a greenhouse?
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