Water Pollution The mild acidity they cause in rain can corrode machinery, disrupt animal environments, and damage trees. Water pollution can also occur when the water changes temperature as a result of non renewable resource use. For example, power plants use water to cool the plant as it operates.

Nonrenewable energy resources include coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear energy. Once these resources are used up, they cannot be replaced, which is a major problem for humanity as we are currently dependent on them to supply most of our energy needs.

The main advantages of non-renewable energies is that they are abundant and affordable. For example, oil and diesel are still good choices for powering vehicles. Non-renewable energy is cost effective and easier to product and use.

Worldwide, 85% of the energy comes from non-renewable sources. These sources, such as oil, natural gases and coal, will eventually be depleted. Worldwide energy consumption increased considerably in 2018, driven by the economic growth and increasing demand in China, which is the world’s largest energy user since 2009.

Disadvantages of non-renewable energy resources Oil and gas will be the first to run out and then coal. When fossil fuels burn, they release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Research shows that a major contributor to the green-house effect and global warming is our overuse and burning of fossil fuels.

A new study published today in Science Advances finds that if we burn all of the remaining fossil fuels on Earth, almost all of the ice in Antarctica will melt, potentially causing sea levels to rise by as much as 200 feet–enough to drown most major cities in the world.