Energy security, USA Energy Crisis, A2 Edexcel
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- Created on: 03-06-13 15:09
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- USA Energy Crisis
- Consumption and reliance on imports
- A global problem
- Reserves of fossil fuels are starting to run out. Oil and gas reserves will be gone in 40-65 years.
- Global sources of energy are unevenly distributed
- Demands for energy are on the increase
- California energy crisis
- Reasons for the blackouts
- The main energy comes from hydroelectricity in California
- 2000 was the first drought year, they had less surplus electricity to export
- the summer of 2000 was unusually hot, which mean't there was more air conditioning than normal
- In 1970's strick pollution laws were put into place, which meant power stations were expensive to build
- The main energy comes from hydroelectricity in California
- California has 16% of the USA oil reserves but only 3% of its gas reserves
- In 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that by 2010 20% of its electricity must come from renewable sources.
- Introducing laws to reduce carbon emissions
- Reasons for the blackouts
- The USA consumed 28.3% of the worlds oil supply in 2007
- Consumption and reliance on imports
- The terrorist attacks on the USA meant that its terms with the middle east became unstable
- the price of oil has risen steadily from $20 to $60 over 10 years. by mid 2008 it raised to $140
- The use consumed 21.3% of the worlds primary energy in 2007
- from 1960 to 2003 oil and gas reliance increased from 18% to 58%
- USA used the most energy in the world, followed by China
- the winter of 2000 was unusually cold, which increased the need for heating
- The main energy comes from hydroelectricity in California
- 2000 was the first drought year, they had less surplus electricity to export
- the summer of 2000 was unusually hot, which mean't there was more air conditioning than normal
- In 1970's strick pollution laws were put into place, which meant power stations were expensive to build
- The main energy comes from hydroelectricity in California
- limited interstate power lines, so electricity couldn't be imported
- Arnold proposed the low carbon standard for transportation fuels.
- California energy crisis
- Reasons for the blackouts
- California has 16% of the USA oil reserves but only 3% of its gas reserves
- In 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that by 2010 20% of its electricity must come from renewable sources.
- Introducing laws to reduce carbon emissions
- Reasons for the blackouts
- California energy crisis
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