Energy Security

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Elsie Coote

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  • renewable

    resources that can naturally regenerate within appropriate time frame
  • non-renewable

    resources that can not be regenerated within a human lifetime
  • energy consumption

    the amount of energy consumed by difference users, KW or MW
  • primary and secondary sources
    before or after a material has been converted to useful product
    PRIMARY: COAL, SECONDARY: ELECTCRITY
  • energy mix

    the energy mix of a country is the proportion of each energy resource that is used in a year
  • 2020 emissions

    china- 31%
    US- 13%
    UK- 1%
  • 1750-2021 emissions

    USA- 24.8% (over 400,000 megatons of CO2)
    Iran- 1.1% (around 50,000 megatons of CO2)
    UK- 4.6% (closer to 100,000 megatons of CO2)
  • a countries use of energy type depends on...
    infrastructure, geography, population demand
  • equity

    giving other a step up so everyone is equal
  • energy equity

    ensuring accessible and affordable energy for all
  • environmentally sustainable

    ensuring efficient use of energy to lower the greenhouse effect
  • factors affecting energy consumerism
    -physical availability
    -cost
    -standard of living
    -environmental priorities
    -climate
    -public perceptions
    -economic development
    -technology
  • factors effecting security of energy
    -internal access to primary energy resources
    -external access to primary energy resources
    -the energy needs of the country, based on lifestyle, economic development and climate
    -changing energy consumption patterns, population or economic growth
    -internal policies restricting certain energy
    -external political pressure
    -financial cost of each energy
  • what is energy security?

    accessible and available energy supply
    energy mix dependent on domestic rather than imported sources of energy (self reliance)
    reliable and uninterrupted energy supply
    affordable and competitively priced energy supply
  • top countries of coal
    australia, usa, brazil, south africa, russia, china
  • energy intensity

    measure of how efficiently a country is using its energy
    calculated by units of energy used per unit of GDP
  • how would a countries energy be used inefficiently?
    high energy intensity indicates a high price or cost of converting energy into GDP
  • what does the climate change act say about UK emissions?

    the UK must cut 80% emissions by 2050, against a 1990 baseline
  • what did the Paris 2015 agreement mean for EU emissions?

    2030 - at least 40% cuts in greenhouse gas emissions and at least 32% share of renewable energy
  • how can countries try to achieve energy security?

    -exploiting own resources to achieve as close to full self-sufficiency as possible
    -supplementing from reliable and consistent supplier nations
    -importing energy from a wide range of suppliers
    -switching supply so there is less dependency on imports
    -reducing domestic demand for energy
  • how have state started to import from a wide range of suppliers?

    Japan imports form 5 different suppliers
  • how has states switched supply so there is less dependency on imports?

    USA has decreased oil supply from middle east
  • what does LNG stand for?

    liquid natural gas
  • why has LNG been created?

    saves space for exporting - than can be converted to gas when its needed