Trends in energy and resource consumption
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What is happening to TOTAL world energy and resource use?
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It is **rising**, driven by a growing population and middle class.
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What is happening to PER-PERSON oil use in many high-income countries?
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It is **falling** - efficiency, a shift to services, and cleaner fuels.
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What is happening to per-person energy use in many middle-income countries?
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It is **rising fast** as the middle class, industry and cities grow.
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Define per-person (per capita) consumption.
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The total amount **divided by the population**.
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Why does per-person oil use fall in some HICs?
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Energy **efficiency**, a shift to **services**, and switching to cleaner electricity.
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Why does per-person energy use rise in some MICs?
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Rising **incomes** (cars, appliances, travel), **industrialisation** and **urbanisation**.
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How does development raise the energy AVAILABLE to a country?
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Capital to build supply, money to import fuel, and efficient technology.
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Define e-waste.
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Discarded **electrical and electronic** equipment (phones, TVs, computers).
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Why is nuclear power's importance changing?
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**Growing** in some fast-developing nations (low-carbon base-load); **declining** in others over cost and safety.
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Best graph for a fuel mix (shares of a whole)?
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A **pie chart** (or stacked bar) - it shows each part as a proportion of the total.
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Best graph for change over time?
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A **line graph** - it shows the trend clearly.
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What does the command State mean on a figure?
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Read a value or range **straight off** the figure, with units.
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