Accessing Non-Renewable Resources

As Hite and Seitz (2016) discuss in Chapter 9: Alternative Futures, developed and developing countries that have access to the planet’s resources (because they can buy those resources from others or because those resources exist in abundance in that country) continue to grow at a fast pace, placing a tremendous strain on the availability of nonrenewable resources.

Briefly, what non-renewable natural resources are most at risk of depletion?

Discuss some sustainable development models that have broad applicability to the needs and consumption demands of both developing and developed countries.

Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, offering a substantive comment on that classmate’s position on the issue(s).

Below is peer’s discussion post in which I’ll need to provide a response too.

Abiola Greene

RE: Week 4 | Discussion

Nonrenewable resources are resources that cannot be replaced or replenished once they have depleted. The nonrenewable resources that are in the risk of depletion; include coal, oil, and natural gases. Coal is the solid form of the three fossil fuels while natural gas is used for energy production, heating, and electricity of buildings and used to produce fertilizers and plastics and lastly oil currently, industries are extracting heavier crude oil in tar sands and shale because the reservoirs are drying up. A study carried out by BBC in 2014, showed that the world would is likely to run out of oil in 40 years, gas will deplete in 50 years and lastly, coal will be depleted in 250 years.

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