UK resources

• reasons for the growing demand?

  population growth

  economic development

  changing technology and employment
• why is there a growing demand for food?

  greater choice of foods needed for all year round

  foods abroad are more affordable

  impact - increased carbon footprint
• sustainable food?


  organic foods - little impact not he environment

  local food sourcing - reduces emissions, supports local shops and farms and a 1/3 of people grow their own foods
• water in the uk?

  growing demand - growing population, water-intensive appliances

  deficit and surplus - the south and east have a water deficit and the north and west a surplus

  pollution and quality - chemical run off from farmland destroys habitats and kills animals. untreated waste from industries create unsafe drinking water

  management - education campaigns and waste water treatment plants
• energy in the UK?

  growing demand - consumes less energy because heavy industry has declined, improved energy consumption and better building insulation

  changes in energy mix - most of the UKs oil and gas has been used up, coal consumption has declined and the UK has become dependent on imported energy

  energy mix -majority comes from fossil fuels
• what is fracking?

  a method of extracting gas from underground

  can pollute the ground, requires large quantities of water and links to low level earthquakes