A Level CIE Geography: Environmental Management

as a country uses more energy…

it becomes more productive and it gets richer. as it gets richer, it can afford to use more energy.

is increasing energy use good?

no. it is not environmentally sustainable or economically+sociallysustainable either because we are reliant on fossil fuels which is finite.

how does increased energy = global warming

world energy supply depends heavily on fossil fuels and burning fossil fuels produces extra atmospheric co2

what happens if fossil fuels run out

if no alternative energy supplies available, energy production decreases and economic output falls which will have an enormous impact on peoples quality of life.

resource

any part of the environment that can be used to meet human needs

energy resource

something that can be used to provide people with heat, light, power

uk energy use

• transport:34%

• domestic:29%

• industry:23%

• commerce+other:14%

non-renewable energy resources

• built up over very long period of time and cannot be used without reducing amount available.

• mostly fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) and uranium - main source for nuclear energy

• called finite, stock or capital energy resources