Energy insecurity Farmers in People clear areas Energy insecurity leads to jobs being countries where of the rainforest may lead to conflict put at risk as the there energy for wood and then between different sales of goods and insecurity have to use the land to countries e.g. services may fall. put the prices of grow biofuels e.g. in Russia and their food up in the Amazon Ulkraine. order to be able to Rainforest. In low income compete with countries, energy poorer countries. People have to build Energy insecurity insecurity means wind and solar can mean that that people (often panels in areas of people at home get women) have to Energy insecurity scenic beauty. an unreliable source spend hours walking can lead to people of energy e.g. to collect wood at home having to People valleys having power cuts. pay more money for e.g. the Three This happens in Modern farming their bills. Gorges Dam in Pakistan where requires lots of China for regular power cuts energy to power Power and can last 20 hours. machines and Energy insecurity this means that therefore when to an increase people have to there is little in the cost of living move house. In areas of energy energy the prices e.g. more to run the insecurity, the of energy go up. home, make food likelihood of This then means and travel. terrorism or that the farmer hijacking of oil has less money. trucks is high. The main impacts of energy insecurity: Economic and environmental costs When a country has fuel they will make their prices higher. The use of coal has caused problems of smog in places, such as China. Food production Growing bio-fuels can take up lots of farmland which can reduce the amount of food that can be grown and cause prices to rise. If energy is in short supply then it costs more to produce and transport goods. Industrial outputs If energy is in short supply then manufacturing becomes expensive. The potential for a conflict where demand exceeds supply e.g. Ulkraine The exploration of difficult and environmentally sensitive areas (see Arctic case study)
Energy insecurity leads to jobs being put at risk as the sales of goods and services may fall. In low income countries, energy insecurity means that people (often women) have to spend hours walking to collect wood Modern farming requires lots of energy to power machines and therefore when there is little energy the prices of energy go up. This then means that the farmer has less money. Farmers in countries where there energy insecurity have to put the prices of their food up in order to be able to compete with poorer countries. Energy insecurity can lead to people at home having to pay more money for their bills. Energy insecurity to an increase in the cost of living e.g. more to run the home, make food and travel. People clear areas of the rainforest for wood and then use the land to grow biofuels e.g. in the Amazon Rainforest. People have to build wind and solar panels in areas of scenic beauty. People valleys e.g. the Three Gorges Dam in China for Power and this means that people have to move house. Energy insecurity may lead to conflict between different countries e.g. Russia and Ulkraine. Energy insecurity can mean that people at home get an unreliable source of energy e.g. having power cuts. This happens in Pakistan where regular power cuts can last 20 hours. In areas of energy insecurity, the likelihood of terrorism or hijacking of oil trucks is high. The main impacts of energy insecurity: Economic and environmental costs When a country has fuel they will make their prices higher. The use of coal has caused problems of smog in places, such as China. Food production Growing bio-fuels can take up lots of farmland which can reduce the amount of food that can be grown and cause prices to rise. If energy is in short supply then it costs more to produce and transport goods. Industrial outputs If energy is in short supply then manufacturing becomes expensive. The potential for a conflict where demand exceeds supply e.g. Ulkraine The exploration of difficult and environmentally sensitive areas (see Arctic case study)
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