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Summary: Guides the reader through the formation of coal. oil and natural gas. Details the essential part that fossil fuels played in the Industrial Revolution, and their continuing importance. Explains that fossil fuels are non-renewable and covers their impact on the environment.


An exploration of the role of fossil fuels in the world today. It covers the uses of this form of energy, how fuels were formed, how they were discovered, and how their use is changing. It also examines how energy can be transformed from one state to another and the conservation of energy. Each book in the series emphasises renewability and sustainable development of the world's energy resources. The same concepts are covered in the parallel series Energy for Life which is aimed at a younger reading level