Primary Energy Mix in the UK Case study AS Geography
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UK-MEDC
Resource Base:
- 38% Natural Gas
- 35% Oil
- 16% Coal
- 9% Nuclear
- 2% Renewables78
- Own supplies of coal - not worth mining out - cheaper to import
- move to less polouting oil & gas
- produces own oil and natural gas -4billion barrels of oil reserves & large gas reserves
White Paper on energy
- backed renewable energy & improved efficiency
- uk needs to reduce independence on fossil fuels
- nuclear could play vital part in adressing issue of climate change - low carbon emmiter
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tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions bothwithin the UK and abroad; andensuring secure, clean and affordable energy as we become increasinglydependent on imported fuel.
Renewable sources
- target to reach 10,000MW of…
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