Primary Energy Mix in the UK Case study AS Geography

UK-MEDC

Resource Base:

• 38% Natural Gas
• 35% Oil
• 16% Coal
• 9% Nuclear
• 2% Renewables78

• Own supplies of coal - not worth mining out - cheaper to import
• move to less polouting oil & gas
• produces own oil and natural gas -4billion barrels of oil reserves & large gas reserves

White Paper on energy

• backed renewable energy & improved efficiency
• uk needs to reduce independence on fossil fuels
• nuclear could play vital part in adressing issue of climate change - low carbon emmiter

• tackling climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions bothwithin the UK and abroad; andensuring secure, clean and affordable energy as we become increasinglydependent on imported fuel.

Renewable sources

• target to reach 10,000MW of…