Energy Security Key Terms 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyEnergy sources and securityA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: meganlawson1999Created on: 20-10-16 14:53 Supply routes between energy producers and consumers e.g. pipelines or shipping routes Energy Pathways 1 of 25 When a country or region has insufficient access to reliable sources of power Energy Poverty 2 of 25 This is vital to the functioning of any economy - any country that is self-sufficient in energy resources will be secure Energy Security 3 of 25 When a country or region has more than enough sources of power for its needs and is able to export its surplus power to other countries Energy Surplus 4 of 25 Political relations among nations, particularly relating to claims and disputes regarding boarders and resources Geopolitics 5 of 25 Initiative introduced in California in 2007 aimed to reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel by 10% by 2012 Low-carbon Standard 6 of 25 The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries e.g. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait OPEC 7 of 25 The year in which the world or an individual oil-producing country reaches its highest level of production, production declines after Peak Oil 8 of 25 The extra cost built into the price of oil to allow for any disruption in supply Security Premium 9 of 25 Something that is done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage Strategic 10 of 25 A significant interruption to supply due to an environmental, economic or political event Supply Shock 11 of 25 Naturally occurring mixtures of sand or clay, water and dense form of petroleum called bitumen Tar Sands 12 of 25 A serious shortage of energy which interrupts domestic supplies and impacts on all sectors of the economy Energy Crisis 13 of 25 Details all of the impacts on the environment of an energy type or another project above a certain size Environmental Impact Assessment 14 of 25 Fuels consisting of hydrocarbons (coal, oil and natural gas) formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms Fossil Fuels 15 of 25 Sources of energy such as solar and wind power that are not depleted as they are used Renewable Resources 16 of 25 The USA's reserve supply of oil which should last for about 3 months in the event of severe interruptions to imported oil Strategic Petroleum Reserve 17 of 25 The built environment constructed for the exploration, development and production of energy, and all the networks Energy Infrastructure 18 of 25 Transnational corporations that specialise in the exploration, development, production and sale of energy products Energy TNCs 19 of 25 When a country decides to place part or all of one or a number of natural resources e.g. oil under state ownership Resource Nationalisation 20 of 25 A permit that allows an organisation to emit a specified amount of greenhouse gases Carbon Credit 21 of 25 A company that does not use up the level of emissions it is entitled to can sell the remainder to another company Carbon Trading 22 of 25 A process which converts solid coal into a gas that can be used for power generation Coal Gasification 23 of 25 Taxes levied to discourage behaviour that will be harmful to the environment Green Taxation 24 of 25 Generators producing electricity with an output of less than 50KW Microgeneration 25 of 25
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