6.3 stuff

Question 1

What is the correlation between a countries GDP per capita and energy use and give examples

Answer 1

Positive correlation

• USA GDP per capita: $50k per year and energy consumption of 7.5 tonnes of oil per annum per capita
• China GDP per capita: $10k per year and energy consumption per capita is about 2 tonnes

Question 2

Define primary and secondary sources

Answer 2

sources of energy consumed in their raw form, used to generate secondary sources

Question 3

Define domestic and foreign sources

Answer 3

energy sources within a countries borders, foreign sources are imported from outside the nations border

Question 4

Define renewable and non-renewable sources

Answer 4

Renewable sources are continuous in nature and may be constantly reused, non-renewable sources are finite energy sources which will run out eventually if constantly exploited

Question 5

Define energy mix and energy security

Answer 5

Energy mix is the collection of different sources of the energy used to supply a nations demand. Energy security is having access to reliable and affordable sources of energy to satisfy the countries demand

Question 6

list main points for questions regarding energy security between two countries

Answer 6

UK:
-87.5% of which 33% is oil and 40% is gas
-fossil fuel with a 31% increase in the use of gas
-UK imports most of its oil from overseas
-50% of oil comes from Norway, 38% from OPEC
-61% of its Gas comes from Norway and 24% from Qatar
-Private energy sector, lack of control
-Abandoned Carbon Neutrality commitment
Norway:
-40% HEP, 30% Oil, 20% Gas and 5% biomass + waste
-62.5% of its energy is domestically sourced
-Interventionist government with nationalised energy sector, stopping foreign and private companies from any influence
-Over 600 HEP sites
-committed to Carbon Neutrality by 2050