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...centred on the fossil fuels: coal, oil and gas (Figure 1.4). Note that although the isotopes whose fission or fusion forms the basis for nuclear power are not burnt, they are generally known as nuclear fuels. A further advantage of fuels as energy sources is their transportability, so that conversion can take place on selected sites or in mobile units. Highly concentrated...

...children’s story Goldilocks and the Three Bears, where Goldilocks finds the temperature for Baby Bear’s porridge to be ‘just right’. The good news (there sometimes is some) is that theoretical calculations suggest that we will not be able to pump enough carbon dioxide into the atmosphere to cause a runaway greenhouse effect like that on Venus. This is backed up by...