Energy choices and security Flashcards
Where does society get its energy from?
A range of energy sources, renewable and non renewable.
What is energy security?
The ability to secure affordable, reliable and sufficient energy supplies for the needs of a particular country.
What factors do energy choices made by a society depend on?
Availability of supply Technological developments politics economics cultural attitudes sustainability environmental considerations
Why does availability of supply effect energy choices?
Within national borders or imported
Why do technological developments effect energy choices?
Finding new sources of energy
Why do politics effect energy choices?
Can lead to conflict over energy supplies or choices to use more expensive domestic supplies for increases security. (nuclear)
Why do economics effect energy choices?
Globalisation of economics can make it uneconomic to produce your own power and cheaper to import it
Why do cultural attitudes effect energy choices?
Americas love for cars for example, reluctant to give up or change to electric cars
Why do sustainability effect energy choices?
Only renewable energy supply are sustainable yet account for a small percentage of world energy supply
Why do environmental considerations effect energy choices?
backlash against nuclear power generation.
