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May 19, 2022
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Description
Crude oil is currently our most important global source of energy. It is vital in the manufacture of many modern materials.
But the worlds supply of oil is finite, its price is unstable and our reliance on oil has damaging environmental consequences. This free course, Living without oil, explains why developing alternatives to oil is an essential and urgent task for humanity.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core concepts, principles and language relating to the science and social issues appropriate to the development of alternatives to oil products
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the impact of the use of oil on the future of our planet
- Express and rewrite concepts in an objective and factually correct way
- Make sense of information presented in different ways, including textual, numerical or graphical material.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction 00:05:00
- Learning outcomes 00:07:00
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- Introducing oil 00:10:00
- Oil consumption 00:30:00
- Oil for personal transport 00:30:00
- Virtual oil 00:25:00
- Oil as a source of modern materials 00:20:00
- Is the oil running out? 00:20:00
- Future sources of oil 00:07:00
- Conventional oil 00:15:00
- Non-conventional oil 00:30:00
- Oil and anthropogenic global warming 00:40:00
- Other pollution from conventional road transport 00:30:00
- Conclusion 00:45:00
- Conclusion 00:15:00
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