Energy Access

Question 1

How many people rely on traditional biomass for cooking and heating?

Answer 1

2.4billion

Question 2

How many people are dying annually from lung conditions caused by smoke?

Answer 2

2.5million

Question 3

What does energy poverty inhibit to do with gender?

Answer 3

gender equality

hampers women ability to education and income generation
since chores become more labour requiring

Question 4

how many barrels a day does the UK consume of oil ? How many of these are imported?

Answer 4

1.8million barrels a day consumed

140,000 imported (so net-importer)

Question 5

How many barrels a day of oil does Iran export?

Answer 5

2.4million barrels

Question 6

In Kenya what % have no access to grid electricity? What is the main obstruction?

Answer 6

96% do not have access

cost is main obstruction

Question 7

What fraction of a Kenyan’s income goes in to diesel for million grain? What does this leave them without?

Answer 7

1/3 goes into diesel for grain milling

leaves them without funds to pay for electricity installation or usage

Question 8

What fraction of the world’s hydroelectric potential does Africa hold?

Answer 8

1/3

Question 9

What micro-hydro project was launched in Kenya which is UNDP funded?

Answer 9

Tungu-Kabri Micro Hydro Power Project

Question 10

Who was the Tungu-Kabri Micro Hydro Power Project developed and funded by

Answer 10

Kenyan Ministry for Energy & Practical Action Africa

funded by UNDP

Question 11

Advantages of micro-hydro projects in Kenya, name an example of one

Answer 11

+ cheap
+ sustainable

Tungu-Kabri Micro Hydro Power Project

Question 12

How many people does the Tungu-Kabri Micro Hydro Project benefit? What does it allow them to do?

Answer 12

1,000

fulfil their income capacity by allowing running of small businesses for longer during the day

Question 13

What is happening to the cost of renewables? Why?

Answer 13

decreasing

as technology is increasing and becoming more cost effective

Question 14

How many homes in 2008 had hot water powered by solar?

Answer 14

50million

Question 15

What % of the 50million homes powered by Solar are in China?

Answer 15

80%

Question 16

Why are 40million homes in China provided with solar energy to heat water?

Answer 16

China cheaply producing photovoltaic cells

Question 17

Advantage of micro-generation renewable schemes over waiting for transmission lines?

Answer 17

energy access more quickly provided

in the long run saves money as only one capital cost and then maintenance fees

Question 18

What fossil fuels in the UK have peaked?

Answer 18

coal, gas and oil

Question 19

Why are physical factors of decreasing importance in determining whether energy access is available?

Answer 19

increasing energy transfer between countries

Question 20

How much of global energy supply does tidal energy currently produce?

Answer 20

0.0005%

Question 21

What was Labour’s plan in 2008 to do with nuclear?

Answer 21

to replace old nuclear plants with new ones

Question 22

Who objected to Labours 2008 plan to replace old nuclear plants with new ones?

Answer 22

Friends of the Earth

Question 23

When did Labour announce plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations to replace existing ones in the UK?

Answer 23

2008

Question 24

What did E.ON plan to build to replace a coal-fired power station due for closure in 2015?

Answer 24

planned to build X2 new coal-fired power stations in its place

Question 25

Why were protestors unhappy about E.ON’s coal-fired power station plan?

Answer 25

felt it was more of the same pollution

even though replacements claimed to be 20% cleaner

Question 26

Hydroelectric accounts for what % of China’s energy production currently?

Answer 26

16%

Question 27

In 2013 China installed how much renewable capacity in comparison to the rest of the world?

Answer 27

installed more new renewable capacity than anywhere else globally

Question 28

What did renewable energy employ in China in 2013?

Answer 28

2.6billion people

Question 29

Where has the largest solar thermal capacity in the world currently?

Answer 29

China

Question 30

What is China’s 3rd largest source of electricity?

Answer 30

Wind

Question 31

How much as a % of China’s total electricity generation does wind provide?

Answer 31

2.5%

Question 32

In a business a usual world what would happen to China and renewable energy?

Answer 32

would continue to increase its renewables

however would fall short of its targets