2.8 Summary
2.8 Summary
This chapter
has
shown
how
society
requires
energy
to
survive and
how
this
energy
use
has
increased
exponentially
over
the
last
century. The implications of the majority of
this
energy
coming
from
fossil
fuels
has
been
demonstrated
through
the
effects of
resource
depletion
(with
a
specific
focus
on
peak
oil)
and
climate
change.