SEE: Carbon: 6.4A

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  • 6.4A: Consumption of energy
    • Energy security means the uninterrupted supply of affordable energy
      • Availability, accessibility, affordability, reliability
    • Energy consumption usually has a close correlation with GDP
      • The units of energy use is tonnes of oil equivalent per capita
        • US has a GDP of $US50,000 per capita, and has one of the highest energy consumptions per capita in the world
      • Energy consumption is greatest for NICs, whilst larger countries (think Scandinavian) are more sustainable + conscious of their consumption
      • 75% of the world's energy is consumed in urban areas
    • Energy mix
      • Combination of different available energy sources to meet a country's total energy demand
      • Domestic/foreign
        • Does a country import most of its energy, or does it produce its own?
      • Primary/secondary
        • Primary= natural sources such as coal, oil, gas
        • Secondary=sources converted into other forms e.g. electricity
      • Renewable/ unrenewable
        • Globally, fossil fuels account for 80% of energy mix
          • Relying only on fossil fuels is dangerous, as they will run out, but relying on renewables can be unreliable
      • A rich energy mix is made up of foreign/domestic sources, and a diverse mix of renewable and unrenewable

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