Description of the consumption and environmental impacts of fossil fuels, unconventional hydrocarbons and renewable energy resources; description of the global reserves and extraction of unconventional hydrocarbons; description of basic physical properties of fossil fuels and fuel consumption and efficiency when using fossil fuels in transportation and thermal power generation; discussion of fuel price fluctuation and benefits of renewables, the production, potential, storage and environmental impacts of renewable energy, and nuclear security; analysis of related public energy policies.