Question

electricity can be generated from a variety of sources, including fossil fuels, nuclear power, solar cells, wind turbines, and geothermal energy. which is a significant environmental cost of burning fossil fuels that is not incurred with the use of the other energy resources? localized warming, which is caused by the release of heat into the atmosphere global climate change, which is caused by the transfer of carbon to the atmosphere a disruption of the water cycle, which is caused by the heating of water at power plants radioactive pollutants, which may be accidentally released at power plants

Explanation:

Fossil - fuel burning releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, contributing to global climate change. Nuclear power, solar, wind, and geothermal do not transfer carbon in this way. Localized warming can occur with other energy - generation methods too (e.g., nuclear power plants release heat). Water - cycle disruption is not unique to fossil fuels as it can happen in nuclear and other thermal power plants. Radioactive pollutants are associated with nuclear power, not fossil fuels.

Answer:

global climate change, which is caused by the transfer of carbon to the atmosphere