What is conventional energy?

Conventional energy sources include: coal, oil, natural gas, water and electricity.

Conventional energy, also known as traditional energy, refers to energy that has been produced on a large scale and widely used. Common coal, oil, natural gas, water, electricity and so on.

Among them, coal, oil and natural gas are disposable and non-renewable conventional energy sources, which will produce gases such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide after combustion, resulting in the greenhouse effect. Hydropower is renewable energy, such as Gezhouba Hydropower Station and Three Gorges Hydropower Station.

The Impact of Traditional Energy on the Environment

1, air pollution

The utilization of fossil fuels will produce harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which will not only destroy the ecosystem, but also directly endanger human health.

2. Warm star effect

If the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles, the average temperature of the earth's surface will rise by 1.5 ~ 3℃, and it may rise by 6 ~ 8℃ in the polar regions, which may lead to a sea level rise of 20 ~ 140 cm, which will have serious economic and social impacts on many countries.

3. Acid rain

A large number of pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, produced by the combustion of fossil energy are transported through the atmosphere, and under certain conditions, a large area of acid rain is formed, which changes the soil properties of acid rain-covered areas, harms crops and forest ecosystems, changes the acidity of lakes and reservoirs, destroys aquatic ecosystems, corrodes materials and causes great economic losses. Acid rain can also lead to regional climate change.