Meeting Future Needs Flashcards
X4 reasons for India’s energy demand
- reliance on heavy industry
- power stolen from the system
- lack of energy-efficient tech
- high economic growth rate
Oil imports make up what fraction of India’s consumption? Is this a greater or lesser fraction than the UK?
2/3 of India’s oil is imported
greater fraction than UK
Does India have oil reserves of its own?
yes, but only enough for 1/3 of demand
By 2050 what % of India’s power is expected to be from nuclear?
25%
Where have Indian oil and natural gas companies invested in particular?
Vietnam and Algeria
Oil imports make up what fraction of Chinese oil consumption? Is this greater than or less than Japan?
less than Japan
1/3
In the previous decade what was China’s demand for energy growing by annually?
8%
What has China’s demand for energy begun to slow to recently?
2% per annum
X2 reasons for China’s slow down in increase for energy demand
- improved energy efficiency
- changing pattern of economic growth - less reliance on high intensity industrial sectors
Name X2 methods of achieving energy needs;
- carrot and stick method
- developing new radial technology
X3 methods used in carrot and stick approach
carbon taxation
emissions controls
carbon trading
When was Kyoto protocol
1997
What conference on climate was in 2015?
Paris Climate Conference
What nation did not ratify Kyoto? But has since ratified Paris Climate Conference
USA
In 2007 how many countries agreed to the cap and trade system?
X13
