A2 - Environmental Case Studies Flashcards
(14 cards)
Ukraine-Russia
-66% of Russian gas exported to EU through Ukraine
- 80% cut back between May-October 2022
- FF revenue down by $660 million Feb 2025
- Jan 1st, 2025, all pipeline gas exports via Ukraine ceased
UK electrical strategy mix
2022 mix - 42% renewable, 38% FF, 15% nuclear, 5% imports
UK electrical strategy positives
- coal from 70% in 1990 to less than 2% in 2022
- largest offshore wind - 6.8 million
- plans to invest £1bn in carbon capture + storage projects
- phasing out gas boilers by 2023 for heat pumps
UK electrical strategy negatives
- fuel poverty affects 6.7 million
- wind and solar is intermittent - £10bn in upgrades
- bills increased by 80% in 2022
Ulla forre, Norway
-99% HEP, export oil and gas
- largest HEP conglomeration - 3.5% incl. Oslo
- salmon ladders in Saldalsagain river
- 4579GWH
- connection to eastern Norway
- 24hr darkness + GDP of $55,000 HDI 0.94
BR in Niger
46.6/1000
Population growth in Niger
3.66%
Since 1970 whats been the decrease in poercent of rainfall in Niger
50%
How many hectares are decertified each year in Niger
250,000 - size of Luxembourg
Percent of deforestation in Niger
57%, 80% lost in Dosso
Farming methods in Niger
- Dalli - intercropping- Eden Foundation 1991=10 farmers 2000=1820
- millet, groundnuts, sorgnumt cassava
- Toukounous - 29km from Niamey - intergrated
Urban degradation in Mumbai
- population of 20 million
- 42% live on 6% of the land
- 1 million in Dharavi slums
- 600 people/toilet
- 40% of sewage treated
- 80% of Mumbai’s wetland lost to urban expansion
Cost of Dharavi redevelopment project
-$3.5bn
Pollution levels in Mumbai
4th most polluted in India, PM2.5 reading 114mg/m3 - WHO limit is 5mg/m3
