Geography Contested Planet:Energy Security, Biodiversity and Development Gap

What is Energy Security?
The ❌ ❌ of energy ❌ at an ❌ price. Energy security has many aspects: ❌, ❌, ❌ and ❌ impacts

What's wrong with fossil fuels?
Fuels such as ❌, ❌, and ❌ will release ❌ when burnt, this is a ❌ gas and so will heat up the atmosphere, causing climate ❌. They also produce particulates which make buildings dirty and irritate the ❌ and ❌. However humans are very reliant on them, and they are a ❌ resource, which means we need an alternative

Why isn't the UK energy secure?
It has become cheeper to ❌ ❌ than ❌ it in mines, and ❌ and ❌ production from the North Sea began to decline

Does the UK have renewable potential?
❌, they are a HIC and so should be able to invest in renewable technologies. As well as this it is ideal placed for ❌ and ❌ power, due to its location. In ❌ ❌ of energy produced was from renewable sources.

Why was there an energy crisis in ❌ in 2000-1?
They rely on ❌ and have ❌ consumption rates which makes the state very energy ❌. The USA energy market is ❌ and the provision of energy infrastructure is expensive. That year had been especially ❌ leading to an increased demand for ❌ facilities, and a decrease in the output of ❌ lakes in Washington and Oregon.

Why is the Arctic important for energy?
The Arctic contains ❌ of undiscovered ❌ and ❌ of undiscovered ❌ global supplies. This means that the ❌ countries with which it borders could theoretically have access to these resources. The UN ❌ states that a country can use resources within ❌ nautical miles of their territory, and this has been agreed to be respected until 2020.

What does Russia do with their energy?
-> ❌ are the World's largest energy supply controlling ❌ of global gas reserves. They also supply ❌ of the EUs gas which has meant that 4 states are completely reliant on them
-> In ❌, supplies to the Ukraine were cut around when they were discussing joining ❌
->Eastern Siberian Pacific Ocean Pipeline is being built, exporting gas to ❌ and North America. This goes through Amur Leopard territory (only ❌ left in the Wild) and the Straits of Malacca

Are ❌ a solution fro Canada's energy?
YES
Could meet up to ❌ of North America's energy needs
Vital to the Canadian economy, as oil made up ❌ of exports in 2007
Mining companies are required to replace trees
NO
Expensive - ❌ for a barrel, conventional oil is only ❌
Uses a lot of water - ❌ barrels for 1 of oil
Still a finite resource that produces fossil fuels
Still causes the destruction of habitats

Mexico is threatened by rapid growth, as the ❌ most populous country, this has led to increased ❌ for ❌ and ❌ growth. There have been some management strategies in place, since 2002 ❌ have been ❌ from some areas, and through ❌ schemes farmers recicieve ❌ from climate change mitigation work