1. You need to be able to describe the distribution of energy production.

2. Topic 1= Energy Security
The topic is split into 3 key questions:
To what extent is the world's energy 'secure' at present ?
Energy supply, demand and security
2. What are the potential impacts of an increasingly 'energy insecure' world?
The impacts of Energy Insecurity
3. What might the world's energy future be?
Energy Security and the future

3. Energy-Issues-Contested Planet….

4. Energy-Issues-Contested Planet…. 1. Supply-demand and security 2
Energy-Issues-Contested Planet…. 1. Supply-demand and security 2. Impacts:environmental and socio economic issues 3. Futures- alternatives, renewables, conservation, efficiency……..
Oil exploration Arctic
Expansion nuclear power UK eg Sizewell
Energy crisis - oil peak
Kingsnorth coal powerstation + Grenpeace protest
Hybrid car- less energy
Alternatives for future?
Key supply player: OPEC
Renewables: wind farm Thames Estuary ARRAY and wave: Anaconda system

5. What does it mean to be energy secure?
To have ENERGY SECURITY means to have access to reliable and affordable energy sources
E.g. Russia
Countries that do not have this are said to be ENERGY INSECURE
Key terms – learn and use

6. Achieving Energy Security
Factors important are:
Control over supplies
Control over prices
Having a variety of energy sources to call on
Political stability (in supply region as well as demand region)

7. Energy security can be threatened by:
Rapid increase in prices (oil 2004)
Instability of suppliers (Georgia 2008)
Manipulation of supply and process
Attack on infrastructure (terrorism)
Competition from expanding economies e.g. China
Environmental legislation which adds to the costs of finding, transporting and processing the resource

8. Energy security can be improved by:
Greater energy efficiency
Greater energy self-sufficiency
Decentralization of energy production
Short term stockpiles (90 days)

9. Energy Issues across the World – which statement goes where?
Rapidly growing demand; use of pollution sources such as high sulphur coal; health impacts; impact on global fossil fuel prices
Reserves; questions of developing these in the Arctic, Antarctic and other sensitive areas
Energy poverty; dependency on foreign TNCs to exploit supply (Nigeria, Sudan)
Dependency; wastefulness; lack of fossil fuel supply (energy insecurity)
Supply security; role of unstable regions in fossil fuel supply; link between nuclear power and weapons.
Huge surplus; inefficient use; energy as a political weapon?

10. Energy Issues across the world
Huge surplus; inefficient use; energy as a political weapon?
Dependency; wastefulness; lack of fossil fuel supply (energy insecurity)
Reserves; questions of developing these in the Arctic, Antarctic and other sensitive areas
Key issues for learning
Rapidly growing demand; use of pollution sources such as high sulphur coal; health impacts; impact on global fossil fuel prices
Supply security; role of unstable regions in fossil fuel supply; link between nuclear power and weapons.
Energy poverty; dependency on foreign TNCs to exploit supply (Nigeria, Sudan)