Energy Security
What Energy Security means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
The ability to meet energy demands, which is directly impacted when a country relies heavily on imported fossil fuels.
Having uninterrupted availability of energy at an affordable price.
The uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price.
Topics that use Energy Security
- Energy (AQA GCSE)
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
- Management and sustainable use of energy resources are required at a range of spatial scales from local to international (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Meeting the demands for energy resources can involve interventions by different interest groups (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Renewable and non-renewable energy resources can be developed (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- There is increasing demand for energy that is being met by renewable and non-renewable resources (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Energy Mix
- Renewable Energy
- Carbon footprint
- Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing)
- Non-Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Management
- Abiotic Resource
- Agribusiness
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