Episode 2 of 100 · 5-Minute Videos
Fossil Fuels: The Big Picture
Economics — Contemporary World Issues · Economics · Government · Captions
About This Video
Should the world stop using fossil fuels—oil, coal, and natural gas? Or should we embrace them as an essential part of modern life? Alex Epstein explores these questions.
Standards Met in Ohio
- 7.E.19Grades 7thIndividuals, governments and businesses must analyze costs and benefits when making economic decisions. A cost-benefit analysis consists of determining the potential costs and benefits of an action and then balancing the costs against the benefits.
- CWI.9-12.11.lp.kGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thIdentify human activities.
- CWI.9-12.15.aGrades 9th, 10th, 11th, 12thtechnology and its positive or negative consequences (e.g., benefit to human needs, cost factors in development).
- SS.7.19.lp.bGrades 7thIdentify a cost-benefit analysis as an example of a decision-making process.