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- 1Energy: Battle for oil in the Arctic Russia laid claim to 1,191,000 KM chunk of Arctic sea bed. Area contains estimated 10 billion tons international law doesn't recognise the claim.international law doesn't recognise the claim.
2001, Russia submitted papers to extend maritime boarders beyond 200 miles. It was rejected. - 2UK energy mix 2004: 35% oil, 16% coal, 9% nuclear, 2% renewable, 38% gas Oil & gas: Peaked 1990 and fell 30% in 2004 Nuclear: usage will decrease before increase. EDF & others plan 8 new power stationsCoal: consumed 60.6 million tonnes in 2004 generating 33% electricity. declined in usage between 1990 & 2004
Increased in 2012 due to drop in price.
HEP: 0.8% of electricity generated. new dam in Scotland was approved in 2005, can produce 100 megawatts for 37,000 homes.
Wind: rise to 15% of energy produced by 2015. £700 million in financial assistance. - 3Nigeria's oil curse: Niger delta provides 80% of Nigeria's revenue & 95% of it's export earnings. Oil spill: 300 oil spills in 5 years UNEP investigation costing $6.5 million excluded companies for 90% of the blame. approximately 9 million barrels have been spilt according to Amnesty.political problems:
1995 Ken saro Wiwa was hung for leading protest against pollution by companies.
Ambushes on foreign oil groups caused oil revenue to fall by 25%
scheme for local people traded weapons for cash, payment of $430 and employment
pollution:
life expectancy decrease to 40 years due to air quality. Land and water have been contaminated. - 4Gas: 1/4 of world's energy consumption Russia holds biggest reserves, 38% Changes in supply: likely to increase due to industrialisationTransport:
By pipeline or expensive liquid format.
consumption:
27.2% consumed by US in 2005
Issues:
Highly flammable
expensive to transport
Russia - 5Fukashima: 11th March 2011 japan suffered magnitude 9 earthquake sending 15m high waves along the Noth east of Japan 1 in 1000 year eventImpacts:
35,000 homes uninhabitable in 12 mile exclusion zone
80,000 people displaced
Caescuim 137 has half life of 30 years
comtamination found in crops 40 KM away
20% of fall out ended on land
total infastructure cost estimated at $300 billion and 20% of 27,000 business didn't re-open
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