Counting The Cost Of Reliance On Fossil Fuels

Question 1

Primary fossil fuel up until 1920

Answer 1

Coal

Question 2

Disadvantages of coal

Answer 2

> most polluting fossil fuel
many adverse effects on health (e.g. cancer and asthma)
smog (smoke + fog) e.g London 1952, China 2008

Question 3

Why did crude oil usage rates explode in the 1950s

Answer 3

US Marshall aid in order to help European economies recover after the war

Question 4

Factors causing increased fossil fuel usage:

Answer 4

> increased world population
increased no. Goods and services
increased travel (especially by air)
capitalism (companies solely concerned about profit)

Question 5

Impacts of Shift in power - developed to developing economies

Answer 5

> Increased living standards for developing countries
decreased living standards for developed countries
increased demand for resources (fossil fuels) by developing countries

Question 6

Power shift creates an increased demand for resources in developing countries in the following areas:

Answer 6

> infrastructure (concrete, steel and diesel used for new building projects)
technology (plastics needed for a wide range of things)
energy (new power plants and increased demand for fuel for existing power plants)
lifestyle (increased demand for goods and services)

Question 7

Fuel security def.

Answer 7

The uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price

Question 8

Problems with uninterrupted availability:

Answer 8

> foreign relations - easily broken and difficult to build
transportation routes - vulnerable to disruption