Insight for Sunday 6 September 2015

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Fossil fuels still fire many aspects of our economy.

That's despite the fact  their role in adding to the CO2 levels in the atmosphere is well known.

And the search for new supplies continues, even though environmentalists warn of the climate change consequences of burning even the the known resources still underground.
 
Radio New Zealand's Energy Reporter, Eric Frykberg, explores what future lies ahead for fossil fuels