For thousands of years, humans relied on timber as their main fuel. Then in the 18th century coal fuelled the Industrial Revolution and electricity generation. Later oil and natural gases fuelled road vehicles and aircraft. When burned, these carbon-rich fossil fuels produce greenhouse gases which accelerates global warming. Graphics help us learn about what fossil fuels are, what coal is, how it is mined, and how it helped build modern society but also causes air pollution and endangers human health.