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Can We Make Electricity Without Fossil Fuels? Crash Course Climate & Energy #3

Can We Make Electricity Without Fossil Fuels? Crash Course Climate & Energy #3

How can the electricity that powers your internet or midnight pizza come from carbon-free sources? Dig into ways we can decarbonize our electricity supply.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:58 Why is it important to decarbonize our electricity supply?
  2. 05:53 What are two drawbacks of wind and solar power?
  3. 09:52 Why is nuclear power safe?
  4. 10:51 Why are fossil fuels relatively inexpensive?
  5. 12:04 What’s the biggest hurdle to large-scale carbon-free electricity?