energy

Question 1

What is energy secuirty

Answer 1

the uninterrupted availability of energy resources at an affordable price

Question 2

Energy secuirty

Answer 2

-accessible and avaliable eenrgy supply

-energy mix dependent on domestic rather than imported sources of energy

-reliable and uninterrupted energy supply

-affordable and competitively priced energy supply

Question 3

Name 3 factors as to why there is a rise in the consumption of energy

Answer 3

-growth in global population

-rising standards of living created by economic development

-essential nature of energy to everyday life

Question 4

What is the energy mix

Answer 4

combination of different avaliable energy sources sued to meet a countrys total energy demand

Question 5

Name the 3 tensions in the energy mix

Answer 5

-domestic vs international sources; the more the ratio favours the domestic input, the better it is in terms of energy security

-primary energy vs secondary energy; might be cost advs in reliance of primary energy, but modern economies -> highly dependent on electricity

-renewable vs non-renewable; pressure to ^ renwable input due to ^ concern about global warming & fossil fuels, however changing mix is hard

Question 6

What is primary energy

Answer 6

forms of energy found in nature have not been subjected to any conversion/ tranformation process

Question 7

What is secondary energy

Answer 7

deprived from the conversion of primary energy

Question 8

Name the 8 factors that access and the consumption of energy depend on

Answer 8

-physical avalibility

-cost

-standard of living

-envrionemntal policies

-climate

-public perceptions

-economic development

-technology

Question 9

What are energy pathways

Question 10

Why is there a mismatch between where fossil fuels are found and where demand is highest

Answer 10

coal -> small mismatch -> producers of coal tend to be main consumers