Introduction to Fossil Fuels Lecture | Jane Woodward | Stanford Understand Energy

Introduces fossil fuel energy resources, their relevance and origin, resources and reserves, environmental impacts. Visit the Introduction to Fossil Fuels page of our Learning Hub for more content: https://understand-energy.stanford.ed... Recorded on: September 29, 2025 Presented by: Jane Woodward, Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Founder and Managing Partner, Woven Earth Ventures; Founding Partner, MAP Energy Learn more about Jane Woodward: -   • Jane Woodward Introduction   -https://woodward.people.stanford.edu/... Sign up for our free monthly newsletter to learn about all things energy: https://understand-energy.stanford.ed... 00:00 Introduction 07:58 Relevance and Origin 26:28 Resources and Reserves 33:42 Environmental Impacts 40:35 Economic Impacts 41:30 Demand Forecasts 42:06 Wrap Up Summary The mission of Understand Energy is to help people build their energy literacy so they can address climate change and sustainability issues, engage on equity and human development challenges, participate in energy industry markets and technology innovations, and make informed energy decisions. The Learning Hub shares content from the Understand Energy course with people across the globe—for free—in an easy-to-navigate format that allows users to explore the energy subject areas that most interest them. Each of our 30+ topics offers a variety of content including a Fast Facts summary of key information, the related Stanford course lecture, and a highly curated list of third-party videos and readings. We keep the content fresh and current with updates every 6-12 months.