Health and Safety

The energy system produces significant risk to human health at every stage. Historically, coal mining has been a very dangerous activity and the list of historical coal mining disasters is a long one. The storage and transport of oil and gas products have caused some of history's largest industrial accidents.  The combustion of fossil fuels produces pollutants that are major heath hazards, and indoor air pollution in developing nations is tied directly to the common practice of burning fuel wood and dung.