Global Variations in Energy Consumption and Distribution
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- Global Variations in Energy Access and Consumption
- Distribution
- Oil: In 2007 Middle East 30.8% of oil production, N.America 16.5%
- Gas: Russia and USA produce 40% world's total
- Wind: Germany world leader at 23.6%
- Coal: China produces 41.1% worlds total, USA 18.7%
- Consumption
- MEDC: USA shows huge demand for energy resources. Germany and UK have improved energy efficiency
- Developing Countries: Most stuggle to pay for enegy, demand influenced by rate of economic development and pop. growth
- 2 billion people lack access to household electricity. In these countries, biomass accounts for 90% of total energy consumption
- NICs: China accounts for 1/3 of growth in global oil demand in 2000. Demand for oil in china expected to rise 5-7% per year
- Use of energy has changed over time due to:
- Technological Developments, increasing national wealth, changes in demand, changes in price, environmental factors
- Why energy supply varies
- Distribution
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