Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
Sustainability
3 of 14
Pessimist, predicted natural checks and the exponential growth of human population
Malthus
4 of 14
Optimist, believed in human innovation like GM crops
Boserup
5 of 14
When oil extraction rates max out and begin to decline
Peak oil
6 of 14
Has 12.78% of global oil reserves
Canada
7 of 14
Country with the most oil on the planet
Saudi Arabia
8 of 14
Car that costs £1,500 and will be sold to many poorer Indians as their first car, even though it has a small engine the amount being sold will have an impact on global oil reserves
Tata Nano
9 of 14
Creates electricity out of hydrogen and oxygen
Hydrogen fuel cell
10 of 14
The first hydrogen fuelled car, costs £25,000. Only water comes out of the exhaust, no damaging emissions
Ford Edge
11 of 14
First hydrogen highway (situated in California)
CaH2Net
12 of 14
Germany, Italy and China are all developing the use of....
Solar energy
13 of 14
Provide 85% of global energy supplies
Fossil Fuels
14 of 14
Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Not running out, don't need to re-form
Back
Renewable Resources
Card 3
Front
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations
Back
Card 4
Front
Pessimist, predicted natural checks and the exponential growth of human population
Back
Card 5
Front
Optimist, believed in human innovation like GM crops
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