Fossil Fuels, Their Impacts, and Energy Conservation

The Environmental Science credentials demonstrate earners' understanding of various concepts related to ecology, climate change, population science, geology, energy, sustainability and environmental policy, mining, waste management, forests, agriculture, marine and freshwater systems. Specifically, this badge demonstrates the earner's ability to discuss the various forms of fossil fuels used for energy and related issues such as environmental impacts, conservation, and political and economic aspects of energy use.