Lecture 9.1 (MCQ)

Question 1

China is the biggest coal producer or consumer

Answer 1

Both

Question 2

China is the largest solar power producer or consumer

Answer 2

Both

Question 3

Largest wind power producer or consumer

Answer 3

Producer

Question 4

China is the largest oil producer or importer

Answer 4

Importer

5th largest producer

Question 5

Is per capita energy consumption low or high?

Answer 5

Low, 1/3 of Australia’s

Question 6

Is total energy consumption low or high?

Answer 6

High, 18x Australia

Question 7

What does TOE stand for?

Answer 7

Tonnes of Oil Equivalent

Question 8

What does TCE stand for?

Answer 8

Tonnes of coal equivalent

Question 9

Energy consumption, by sources
Top 3 depletable resources
Top 2 renewable resources

Answer 9

Depletable:

1. Coal (1962.4)
2. Oil, imported (311.71)
3. Oil, domestically produced (208.59)

Renewable:

1. Hydroelectric power (240.8)
2. Wind (34)

Question 10

Coal supplies the majority (nearly …%) of China’s total energy consumption in 2014

Answer 10

66%

Question 11

Second largest source of China energy consumption is…

Answer 11

Oil, 20%

Question 12

China currently has the worlds largest installations of…. (3)

Answer 12

Hydro, solar and wind power

Question 13

Difference between renewable and non-renewable resources

Answer 13

In certain situations, the use of resources by human society is performed at a much higher rate than the minimum rate at which it can be geophysical can berenewed

Question 14

A primary source of energy is one that occurs..

Examples

Answer 14

Naturally

Fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), biofuels, wind, waves, solar radiation, nuclear fuels

Question 15

A secondary energy source in one that is made..

Answer 15

Using a primary resource, often called energy carriers

Electricity - because it can be generated by a number of different resources
Gasoline (refined fuel)

Question 16

Who is the worlds biggest investor in renewable energy?

Answer 16

China, particularly in power generation

Question 17

What is China’s largest renewable energy source at present?

Answer 17

Hydropower

In 2015 accounted for about 20% of China’s total energy generation

Question 18

Environmental and ecological concerns

Answer 18

• earthquake
• drought
• disease
• wildlife

Question 19

Why subsidise coal producers?

Many countries subsidise energy for various reasons: (3)

Answer 19

• support the poor and ensure their access to a subsistence level of energy
• to boost economic growth in rural areas
• to promote national wide energy scrutiny

Question 20

Side effects of subsidising coal producers (2)

Answer 20

Pollution

Impediment of the development of renewable energy sources

Question 21

What did China promise to do in the Paris agreement?

Answer 21

1. To peak emissions by around 2030, with best efforts to peak significantly earlier
2. To increase the share of non-fossil fuels to its energy mix to 20% by 2030
3. To reduce carbon intensity (the amount of carbon emitted per unit of gdp produced) by 60-65% compared to 2005 levels
4. To increase around 4.5 billion cubic meters of forest stock volume above 2005 levels

Question 22

China’s 13th 5 year plan on energy development (3)

Answer 22

1. An energy consumption cap
2. A 15% goal for the share of non fossil based energy in the country’s primary energy mix
3. Plan emphasises a cleaner and greener economy

Question 23

What reform has China implemented on electricity consumption?

Answer 23

Tiered electricity pricing (TEP) reform