Energy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-009517",
  "term": "Energy",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Energy refers to all actions performed by the government to ensure the procurement and management of energy resources, including the production, sale and distribution of energy, as well as the management of spent fuel resources. Energy management includes all types of mass-produced energy (e.g., hydroelectric, nuclear, wind, solar, or fossil fuel). Also included in this Line of Business is the oversight of private industry.\n\n2. The ability to do work. Energy comes in many forms, such as heat, light, motion, and electricity. Most of the world's energy comes from burning fossil fuels to produce heat, which can then be converted into other forms of energy, such as motion (for example, driving a car) or electricity.\n\n3. The capacity for doing work as measured by the capability of doing work (potential energy) or the conversion of this capability to motion (kinetic energy). Energy has several forms, some of which are easily convertible and can be changed to another form useful for work. Most of the world's convertible energy comes from fossil fuels that are burned to produce heat that is then used as a transfer medium to mechanical or other means in order to accomplish tasks. In the United States, electrical energy is often measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh), while heat energy is often measured in British thermal units (Btu).\n\n4. Flows that represents the capacity for doing work as measured by the capability of doing work (potential energy) or the conversion of this capability to motion (kinetic energy) [Original source: https://www.eia.gov/tools/glossary/index.php?id=E].",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "EPA BRM",
    "Student's Guide to Global Climate Change",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Federal LCA Commons Elementary Flow List for Life Cycle Assessment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/energy/"
}