USA energy security
- Created by: SallyFisher
- Created on: 18-06-13 10:24
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- What is threatening USA energy security?
- INTERNAL FACTORS
- High energy consumption
- Average American consumes over 100 times more electricity than a citizen of Kiribati.
- Lack of energy resources
- Running out of resrves of fossiil fuels
- High number of private companies
- High energy consumption
- EXTERNAL FACTORS
- Increasing prices
- Feb 2013 $118 a barrel. Middle East have main control over prices- high prices and recession mean USA may not be able to afford as much oil.
- Terrorist Attacks
- These can weaken links between countries for imports e.g after 9/11
- Increasing prices
- How could USA improve their energy security?
- Developing renewable sources
- Develop technologies that can be used to extract fossil fuels
- Government buy up private companies
- Reducing energy consumption
- INTERNAL FACTORS
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