Energy Issues Knowledge Test

Front 1

What percentages make up the UK energy mix?

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38% coal

28% natural gas

21% nuclear

11% renewables

Front 2

How much C02 does coal produce?

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910g/kWh

Front 3

What are the proportions of energy being consumed?

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Domestic= 48 million tonnes

Transport= 55 million tonnes

Industry= Declined to 28 million tonnes

Services= 20 million tonnes

Front 4

Name two countries with large oil reserves

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1. Saudi Arabia

2. Iran

Front 5

Name two countries with large gas reserves

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1. Russia

2. Canada

Front 6

Name two countries with large coal reserves

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1. China

2. Australia

Front 7

ESPO =

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East Siberia Pacific Ocean

Front 8

How long will the ESPO be on completion?

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2600 miles in length

Front 9

Name the 3 countries involved

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1. China

2.Russia

3.Japan

Front 10

ESPO is the case study for what?

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Geopolitics, countries working together

Front 11

Russia has agreed to increase exports of oil to China by how many barrels a day?

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300,000

Front 12

When will the ESPO pipeline be completed

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2016

Front 13

Give 2 reasons why Japan wants pipeline?

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1. 2007 Japan imported 75% of oil from unstable Middle East, ESPO pipeline will reduce dependence by 10-15%

2. It's the 3rd largest consumer of oil after USA and yet has no reserves of its own

Front 14

Give 2 reasons why China wants pipeline?

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1. Needs more energy to support rapid growth, ensuring this will keep communist power secure

2. Greater political alliance with Russia due to joint interest over the issue of American involvement in Middle East

Front 15

One reason why Russia want to give it to both?

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China - 4300km border, vital they have a good relationship

Japan - Helping it to finance it $7 billion and restricts role of China

Front 16

Gazprom is what?

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Transnational corporation

Front 17

Gazprom controls what fraction of world gas reserves?

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1/3

Front 18

It is the sole supplier of gas to how many countries?

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8 inc. Estonia and Finland

Front 19

What % of EU gas does Gazprom supply?

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25% (UK 4%)

Front 20

What year did Gazprom shut down supply to Ukraine?

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2006

Front 21

What was the impact on the rest of Europe of this?

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Gas to rest of Europe fell by 40%

Front 22

What % of world population has no access to electricity?

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25%

Front 23

How many people rely on biomass for cooking and heating?

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2.4 billion

Front 24

How much is the proposed Severn Barrage going to cost?

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£30 billion

Front 25

How much of the UK's energy supply would the Severn Barrage generate?

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5%

Front 26

What % of energy comes from fuelwood in Burkina Faso?

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90%

Front 27

What now exists around the capital of Burkina Faso?

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70km ring of barren land

Front 28

Acid rain occurs when emissions of what reacts with water?

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Sulphur dioxide + Nitrous oxide

Front 29

What is meant by a transboundary pollution event?

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Pollution which crosses national borders

Front 30

What happened on 26th April 1986?

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Nuclear explosion in Chernobyl, Ukraine

Front 31

What was the impact?

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- 31 people died directly

- an expected 40,000 extra cancer deaths due to radiation in subsequent years

Front 32

What's the impact of acid rain?

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- crop yields in India close to power plants down 49%

- implication on human health due to water supplies being affected

Front 33

Name of power plant affected during 2011 tsunami in Japan?

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Fukishima

Front 34

How many nuclear plants are currently closing?

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1 will be left in 2015

Front 35

Name of new nuclear power plant being built near bridgewater?

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Hinckley point, expected to produce 7% of UK's energy

Front 36

How many jobs created at Hinckley point?

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900 permanent

25,000 in construction phase

Front 37

Name a wind farm

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Baxted Moor, Wisconsin

Front 38

How long does one wind turbine last for?

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25 years

Front 39

A single wind turbine can power how many homes?

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500

Front 40

What are the gov plans for wind farms in the UK?

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4000 onshore and 3000 offshore as part of a £100 billion boost to renewable energy

Front 41

What gov incentives are there to use solar power?

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A feed in tariff that could earn you up to £455 a year for generating your own electricity and selling the excess you don't use back to the grid

Front 42

Solar panels for a home cost between?

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£2,500 - £15,000

Front 43

Sugar can produce how many more times sugar than petrol?

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10 x with 1/4 of the emissions

Front 44

Food prices could rise as much as ___ due to biomass energy?

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75%

Front 45

How many malnourished people are in the word?

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935 million

Front 46

What did the Scottish gov seek to implement in 2009?

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The world's largest wave energy project

Front 47

How many homes would the project support?

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1500

Front 48

Name a sustainable housing project, how many homes does it consist of?

Back 48

Bedzed, 100

Front 49

What year was congestion charge introduced?

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2003

Front 50

As a result of the congestion charge nitrous oxide levels have decreased by what?

Back 50

13%

Front 51

How many Boris bikes are there?

Back 51

8,000, cycling has increased by 43%

Front 52

What did the UK introduce in 2008 for all new homes?

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Energy performance certificates

Front 53

What is the name of Marks and Spencer's sustainable workplace scheme?

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Plan A

Front 54

Name 3 things they have done as part of the scheme.

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1. 38,000 energy monitors given to employees

2. 0 waste sent to landfill from offices, stores and warehouses

3. 18% reduction in water use from offices, stores and warehouse

Front 55

National geographic workforce decreased their electricity use by how much between 2002-2012?

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16.7%

Front 56

98% of household energy is generated by ____ in Chad

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Wood

Front 57

What is the initiative adopted by the Chad gov and world bank to address the problem of wood exploitation?

Back 57

Household energy project

Front 58

What 2 things do Norway export?

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5th largest exporter of oil

3rd largest exporter of gas

Front 59

Name one TNC exploiting oil in Chad

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Chevron

Front 60

Norway can generate __% of its own energy

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99%

Front 61

2.5 billion euros has been invested in what in Norway 2006?

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Developing renewable energy and energy efficiency

Front 62

Name one form of appropriate technology in Kenya

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Upesi stove

Front 63

What % of Kenya's population have access to electricity via the national grid

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3%

Front 64

What group of people benefit from the upesi stove

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Women. So no longer have to spend 3 hours a day collecting wood