UK Energy Rescourse Use Flashcards
Up until 1950s in the UK all electricity came from..
Burning coal
What new energy resource “came online” in the 1950s?
Nucleur Power
By the 1980s how much of the UK used Nucleur Power?
20%
In the 1970s the UK became a main a main producer of … from the north sea ans this began to replace coal for electricity generation.
oil and gas.
By 2000 as much electrity was generated from burning gas as from..
coal
Why is Gas better than Coal?
Burns less carbon dioxide which leads to less climate change and it is more flexible as it is easier to turn on and off but Coal takes longer.
In the 1970s scientists began to realise that..
carbon dioxide emmisions from human activity led to climate change
How did politiciants react when they realised fossil fuels effected climate change? At the time. (1970s)
They did not care.
Why didn’t they make a change?
As fossil fuels were cheap, moving to renewables would cost money and possibly jobs.
What was signed in 2005?
The kyoto proticol was signed by many politicans.
What was the kyoto proticol?
The kyoto proticol was an agreement that agreed that countries would cut down on how much greenhouse gasses they used.
What is a disadvantage of renewables?
They aren’t as reliable meaning they don’t always work.
What about now?
As of right now we mainly use fossil fuels but we are changing.
