Carbon Cycle and Water Cycle

Question 1

Case study: Norway energy mix

Answer 1

• Norsk hydro runs over 600 HEP sites = 97.5% of renewable electricity
• GDP per capita $61,500
• Energy use per capita = 5854 kg oil equivalents
• Average annual household costs = £2400
• 2015 = committed to a 40% reduction in gg emissions by 2030
• Third largest exporter of hydrocarbons
• carbon neutral target by 2050

Climbing energy use but FF USE is far lower than UK’s.

Question 2

Case study: UK energy mix

Answer 2

• GDP per capita = $41,200
• energy use per capita = 2752 kg
• average annual household cost = £1300
• 40% reduction in domestic gg emissions by 2030
• 35.5% oil, 20% gas , 40% HEP (oil + coal is going down, gas is going up).