Work in Progress - Energy
- Created by: AdaamDavies
- Created on: 09-05-14 10:14
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- Energy
- The UK's Energy Mix
- 17% Coal
- 33% Oil
- 8% Nuclear
- 40% Gas
- Use of natural gas has increased by 85% since 1990
- 2% Renewable/Tidal
- Use of renewable energy has increased, the government intends to get 20% of the UK's mix to be renewable by 2020
- Worldwide Energy Production
- Large Oil Reserves
- Iran, Saudi Arabia
- Large Coal Reserves
- Large Oil and Gas
- UK, Russia, Canada
- Large Oil Reserves
- Worldwide Energy Consumption
- Wealthy countries tend to use more energy as they can afford too, also because they are more likely to have appliances that require energy
- E.g. Australia, Sweden or USA
- Poorer countries consume less as lifestyles are less dependent on high energy appliances
- E.g. Pakistan
- Wealthy countries tend to use more energy as they can afford too, also because they are more likely to have appliances that require energy
- Energy Trade
- Canada, Qatar, Denmark all export large amounts of energy
- Ireland, Italy and Japan all import large amounts of energy
- Geopolitics
- Russia Vs. Ukraine
- Gazprom - World's largest gas supply company, provides the EU with 25% of it's gas. however they are criticised for using their gas as a political weapon
- January 2006 - Ukraine wanted to join EU and this angered Russia so they quadrupled their gas prices which meant that Ukraine couldn't pay which led to their gas being cut
- Gazprom - World's largest gas supply company, provides the EU with 25% of it's gas. however they are criticised for using their gas as a political weapon
- The BTC Pipeline
- Links the Caspian Sea to the Medditerenean
- The pipeline will lessen Europe's reliance on Russia, as they have a bad history
- Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia will earn $150 billion
- The pipeline will hopefully increase Azerbaijan's political power
- Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia will earn $150 billion
- The pipeline will lessen Europe's reliance on Russia, as they have a bad history
- Links the Caspian Sea to the Medditerenean
- Russia Vs. Ukraine
- Impacts of Energy Production
- Fuel Wood Gathering
- Deforestation
- Habitat Loss
- Soil Erosion
- Tree roots bind soil together, if removed then it makes them vulnerable to surface run off
- Fossil Fuels
- Mining
- Reduced air quality
- Contamination of water
- Global Warming
- Rising sea levels, increase chance of flooding
- More frequent extreme weather
- Acid Rain
- Kills fish, trees and reduced biodiversity
- Reduces soil nutrients and corrodes rocks
- Oil Spills
- Oil coasted animals increases risk of hypthermia
- Prevents natural migration patterns
- Mining
- Finite
- Oil - 40 years
- Gas - 60 years
- Coal - 250 years
- Fuel Wood Gathering
- Nuclear Energy
- Advantages
- Less toxic waste
- Low carbon emssions
- High yield
- Nuclear produced electricity is cheap
- Disadvantages
- Nuclear waste is high radioactive, and it has to be stored correctly for thousands of years
- If waste leaks then it could be devestating
- Limited amounts of Uranium and Plutonium
- Advantages
- The UK's Energy Mix
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