Different nations have different energy sources available to meet their needs and a range of factors influence their choices. A significant part of the decision is ensuring that a secure, reliable, affordable, consistent supply of energy can be obtained now and into the future.
Supplying high demands, affordability, impact on the environment, public perception on “green” energy, and cooperation between nations are a few of the factors that add to the complexity of making energy choices.
Lessons
| 1 | Energy sources, now and in the future | ||||||
| 2 | Evaluating energy sources | ||||||
| 3 | Energy security | ||||||
| 4 | Evaluating energy security | ||||||
Practicals
- Use secondary data to evaluate and compare the energy security of two nations.
Essay Task
“Evaluate the energy security of the United Kingdom.” [9 marks]
The essay should marked using the Paper 2, Section B essay markbands.
Google Docs Version
Open the link and make a copy to your own drive. The doc can easily be shared as an “Assignment” on Google Classroom.
A markbands rubric designed for Google Classroom is available here.