Consuming Energy Resources Flashcards
What is accessibility?
How easy a place is to get to
What is biofuels?
Any kind of fuel made from living things, or from the waste they produce
What is biogas?
A gas produced by the breakdown of organic matter,such as manure or sewage, in the absence of oxygen. Can be used as a biofuel
What is bitumen?
A very sticky form of petroleum
What is black gold?
A term used for oil, as it is regarded as such a valuable commodity
What is business as usual?
Future energy scenario that assumes that the world will continue to rely on fossil fuels as the main source of energy
What is carbon footprint?
A calculation of the total greenhouse gas emissions caused by a person, a country, an organisation, event or product
What is carbon taxes?
A tax on fossil fuels intended to discourage their use
What is consumption?
The utilization of a resources
What is ecological footprint?
The amount of land and water requires by a country to produce resources and deal with waste, measured in global hectares (gha)
What is energy consumption?
Energy usage
What is energy diversification?
Getting energy from a variety of different sources to increase energy security
What is energy insecurity?
Without reliable access to sufficient energy sources at an affordable price
What is energy security?
Having access to reliable and affordable sources of energy
What is energy-poor?
Lacking electricity or the income to pay for it
What are food miles?
The distance food travels from the producer to the consumer. The greater the distance, the more carbon dioxide is emitted
What are fossil fuels?
A natural fuel found underground, buried within sedimentary rock in the form of coal, oil or natural gas
What is fracking?
Horizontally drilling and blasting water into rock fractures under pressure in order to release oil (hydraulic fracturing)
What is geology?
The rock type that forms the landscape
What is global economy?
The world economy based on the international exchange of goods and services
What is Greenpeace?
An environmental campaign group
What is Hydroelectric Power (HEP)?
Using wave energy to drive a turbine that generated electricity
What is industrialisation?
Where a mainly agricultural society changes and begins to depend on manufacturing industries instead
What is Kuznets curve?
A hypothesis that the more developed an economy gets, the greater the priority to look after the environment becomes
