Question

Coal reserves are said to be enough to last for another hundred years. Do you think we need to worry about such a case? Why or why not?

Answer 1

• Coal is one of the important fossil fuels and it takes millions of years to be formed.
• This is also an exhaustible natural resource, so we have to use it judiciously so that it can be available for our future generations as well.
• If we go on consuming it at a faster rate then it might get exhausted very soon as the rate at which it is formed is very slow i.e. millions of years.
• When layers are compacted and heated over time, deposits are turned into coal.
• Coal is quite abundant on the earth as compared to other fossil fuels.