ENERGIES AND ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Energy and environment are inseparable: every energy system (extraction, conversion, transport, and use) interacts with natural systems. Understanding these interactions requires both physical concepts (how energy is stored, transferred, and transformed) and environmental concepts (how pollutants move through air, water, and soil, and how ecosystems and health respond). In this course, we study (i) what energy is, its forms and units, (ii) major energy resources and technologies, and (iii) environmental impacts and mitigation strategies, from local pollution to global climate change This course will be divided into six chapters, structured as follows: General information Chapter 1: Different energy resources Chapter 2: Energy storage Chapter 3: Consumption, reserves and trends of energy resources Chapter 4: Different types of pollution Chapter 5: Detection and treatment of pollutants and waste Chapter 6 : Impact of pollution on health and the environment