trends

• • electricity use in UK decreasing by making appliances more efficient and carefulness of electricity in home
  • fossil fuels used for electricity, cars, heating, cooking
• there is an increase in wanting to use renewable energy resources:

  • burning fossils damages environment - renewable resources does less damage
  • fossil fuels are finite
  • pressure from other countries and public created tragets for renewable resource usage - puts pressure on energy providers to build new renewable power plants - do not lose business and money
  • Car companies move towards electric cars and hybrids - increase in popularity
• • Scientists cannot make people, companies and governments change behaviour even though scientific evidence is there
• • Building new power plants are expensive so energy providers are reluctant to do so
  • Switiching to renewable power will be paid for by taxes and customers - some can't afford to pay - may not be ethical to be made
• • New power plants have no space to be built
  • May not be ethical to subject people to disadvantages of power plants
• • Some renewable energy resources are not as reliable as fossil fuels
  • Other resources cannot incresse power output on demand
  • Reliability will need to be improved or combination of different power plants - expensive
• • Research on improving reliability amd cost of renewables takes time and money
  • Can take years to make improvements - until then, non-renewable power will be used
• • Making personal changes is expensive
  • Hybrid cars are more expensive than petrol cars
  • Solar panels are pricey
  • Not option for many people