2 - Consuming Resources
2 - Consuming Resources
Consuming Resources
1. How and why does resource consumption vary in different parts of the world?
Renewable Will never run out and can be used over and over again Positive ave Power Clean and relatively cheap to produce. Can produce large amount of energy. Negative E pensive to build and install. Can affect coastal ecosystem. !e" sties available to build them. Coal Non-renewable Are being used up and cannot be replaced (finite) Positive Available in many countries. #arge reserves mainly untouched. Negative $urning creates pollution % Acid Rain. Releases C&2 % 'lobal Warming. (ining is dangerous and damages environment. Air pollution created. Releases C&2 % 'lobal Warming. ,anger of spills.
!olar Power
)ery clean source of energy. Cheap to produce. Efficient. *o "aste or pollution. Cheap.
"il
Efficient ,iverse can be used cars - po"er stations. .ransported easily tan+ers/ pipelines/ #orries.
ind Power
!ustainable (eeting the needs of people no" "ithout preventing future generations from meeting their needs. Positive #io $as Converts organic matter such as "ood chips and manure into methane gas to be burnt as fuel. (aterials are easy to find (especially in rural 1ndia "here it is "idely used. (aterials can be replanted to be used again )ery little pollution as small scale pro2ects Cheap Negative &ften small scale so "ould not offer enough energy to po"er a large city.
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#io-gas is a sustainable form of producing energy because 1t beneficial to the local people/ (it is cheap/ small scale and uses available resources). 1t is also not harmful to the environment/ (it does not cause visual pollution/ the carbon mono ide produced is very little and the fertiliser produced as a by% product can be used to gro" more crops
(uch of the "orld4s oil reserves are found (supplied) in the +iddle %ast (:audi technologies (uch of the "orld4s oil reserves are found (supplied) in the +iddle %ast (:audi Arabia/ 1ran). (ost Arabia/ 1ran). (ost of the oil is consumed in the rich countries of . %urope of the oil is consumed in the rich countries of . %urope and N. ,merica. .his could lead to future .he scale of the possible and N. ,merica. .his could lead to future problems. .here could be wars and s"itch to rene"able energy recessions caused by a lac+ of oil. 1t may also become difficult to import it as countries "ill "ant to +eep "hat they have to help their o"n economies gro".
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problems. .here could be wars and recessions caused by a lac+ of oil. 1t may also become difficult to import it as countries "ill "ant to +eep "hat they have to help their o"n economies gro".
(imits to growth theories) ,evised by a group of scientists 5the club of Rome4. .hey agreed "ith (althus saying that population gro"th and resource use "as unsustainable. .hey also said that pollution levels "ould reach dangerous levels unless people started to live in more sustainable "ays.
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from around the "orld it has a large impact because of the pollution caused by transporting it.) 8eople need to reduce their eco footprints. 2. What is the potential to s"itch to alternative @ rene"able resources> :ustainable development3 (eets the needs of the present "ithout compromising the ability of future generations to meet their o"n needs. .o do this individuals (by reducing/ recycling)/ governments (by introducing la"s and emissions ta es)/ charities (by pressuring the government and educating people)/ the media (by informing people of "hy and ho" to help) / .rans *ational Companies (.*C4s) (by trying to use more sustainable approaches and carbon offsetting planting trees) and international organisations (by ma+ing agreements on carbon emission targets e.g. Ayoto agreement) must "or+ together.