Energy

• Consumption - UK

  • Consumption has gone down
  • Domestic has fallen by 12%
  • Industrial has fallen by 60%
  • Improved low energy appliances
  • Better building insulation
  • More fuel efficient cars
• Mix - UK

  • 3/4 of the UK energy came from coal and oil in 1990
  • 2014 renewable sources such as wind and solar became more important
  • Moved away from fossil fuels and switch to renewable
  • Change because of the amount of CO2 emitted by fossil fuels
  • Most oil is imported
• Security

  • Oil production has declined by 6%
  • UK is not self sufficient
  • 75% of natural gas and oil is exhausted
  • UK imports 36% of its energy
  • Between 1990 and 2007 there was a steady decline
• Nuclear

  Economic: Easy to build, provides jobs and opportunities

  Environmental: Produces fewer emissions, waste water can harm ecosystems, radioactive leaks
• Wind Power

  Economic: high construction, negative impacts, wind farms attract tourists

  Environmental: avoid harmful gas emissions, noisy turbines, construction and access can impact environment.
• Coal

  Economic: Coal imports are cheap, already have coal power plants

  Environmental: add to greenhouse gases, dirty - coal stations shut by 2025