ESSEnergy Consumption

Part 1:

1. Calculate the percentage of global energy supply from fossil fuels.2. The USA and China have a similar energy use. What is the current population of each country, and what does this say about their energy consumption.3. What is the current population of India? Explain why their energy consumption is so low relative to China’s4. As LEDCs transition into the global economy, how do you think this will affect energy consumption? Explain your answer.

Part 2:

1. Which resources appear to have increased the least over the last 30 years? Suggest some reasons why.

Class Set

2. Using data (numbers) from the figures available, explain how the consumption of fossil fuels has changed over the last 30 years?3. Is your answer to number 2 sustainable? Is any reliance on fossil fuels truly sustainable?4. In 2008 total energy consumption dropped. Any ideas why?5. What are some possible reasons for the recent rise in energy consumption in Asia and Oceana?

Part 3

1. What is the difference between the data before and after 1958 in figure 7.1.13? Is one more reliable than the other? What is the benefit of direct measurement over proxy data?2. Australia and Canada are in the top 3 on figure 7.1.14, but missing from figure 7.1.15. What does this mean?3. Do smaller countries have less of a responsibility to use clean energy?4. Compare figure 7.1.7 with figure 7.1.15. What do each of them show? How similar are they to each other? What can you conclude about most of our energy resources?