Enquiry Question 2: What are the consequences for the people and the environment of our increasing demand for energy?

Question 1

What does energy mix mean?

Answer 1

The proportion of each primary energy resource a country uses per year/what energy types make up a country’s energy use.

Question 2

What does energy pathway mean?

Answer 2

Describes the flow of energy between the producer and consumer i.e. the journey it takes.

Question 3

What % of fossil fuels account for the world’s energy mix?

Answer 3

86%

Question 4

What % of the world’s energy is consumed in cities?

Answer 4

75%

Question 5

How much carbon does London generate per year?

Answer 5

1.7 million tonnes/1.8 tonnes per capita

Question 6

How much less is Frances energy consumption compared to the USA’s?

Answer 6

One-tenth less

Question 7

What % of USA’s energy mix is made up of fossil fuels?

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

How much renewable energy makes up USA’s energy mix?

Answer 8

10%

Question 9

How much nuclear power makes up USA’s energy mix?

Answer 9

8%

Question 10

How much energy does the USA import?

Answer 10

15%

Question 11

What % of France’s energy mix is made up of fossil fuels?

Answer 11

50%

Question 12

How much renewable energy makes up France’s energy mix?

Answer 12

10%

Question 13

How much nuclear energy makes up France’s energy mix?

Answer 13

40%

Question 14

How much energy does France import?

Answer 14

46%

Question 15

What is the population of the USA?

Answer 15

318.9 million

Question 16

What is the population of France?

Answer 16

64.6 million

Question 17

In the third quarter of 2019, which non-renewable energy source had the biggest % in the UK’s energy mix and what was the %

Answer 17

Natural gas – 38%

Question 18

In 2019, how much did the amount of power generated by coal fall by?

Answer 18

3%

Question 19

How long is the Nord Stream pipeline running from Russia to Germany?

Answer 19

1200km

Question 20

The Russian firm Gazprom exports what % of their natural gas to Europe?

Answer 20

80%

Question 21

How much of the world’s oil is moved by tankers travelling on fixed shipping routes?

Answer 21

50%

Question 22

How much of the world’s oil travels through the 39km wide Strait of Hormuz?

Answer 22

20%

Question 23

What is a choke point?

Answer 23

A narrow area which could easily be blocked or threatened, making energy price vulnerable to change.

Question 24

OPEC is made up of how many countries?

Answer 24

12

Question 25

OPEC owns how much of the world’s oil reserves?

Answer 25

Two-thirds

Question 26

What % of known Tar Sands stock does Canada have?

Answer 26

73%

Question 27

What % of known oil shale stock does the USA have?

Answer 27

77%

Question 28

What is predicted to be the most used fossil fuel in 2030 and how much will be produced?

Answer 28

Unconventional gas – 10 million barrels (equivalent) per day

Question 29

How many years’ worth of coal does the UK have?

Answer 29

150

Question 30

What is the name of the nuclear power station that would provide 7% of the UK’s electricity

Answer 30

Hinkley Point C

Question 31

What three approaches are there for Radical Technology?

Answer 31

Hydrogen fuel cells; electric cars; carbon capture

Question 32

What does CCS stand for?

Answer 32

Carbon capture and storage