6.4 - Energy security

• Energy security


  • Being able to access reliable and affordable sources of energy
  • These may be domestic, but could also include energy sources from friendly countries
• The 4 As of energy security

  • Affordability
  • Accessibility
  • Availability
  • Acceptability
• USA and UK are insecure due to their wastefulness and lack of fuel supply
• Alaska and Canada are insecure as their fossil fuels are protected for the sake of the environment
• Russia is secure due to its surplus of fossil fuels
• Sub-Saharan Africa is insecure due to its dependency on TNCs to exploit supply, despite its fossil fuels
• The Middle East are secure due to its surplus of fossil fuels, however political instability may change this
• China and India are insecure due to the growing demand and lack of supply of fossil fuels
• Changing energy mix


  Since the 1800s the global energy mix has changed from solely traditional biomass to mostly coal, oil and gas
• North SeaLink - case study


  • 720km long
  • Kvilldall to Blyth
  • Increases energy security
  • £1.33 billion