Geography 1500F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Northern Ontario, Fuel Efficiency, First Nations
15 Dec 2018
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What is energy: the ability to do work, most of the energy on earth comes from the sun, renewable and non-r sources, high-carbon and low-carbon sources. Renewable energy: energy sources that are replenished either as they are used, or on a meaningful human time scale. Major trends in global energy: many people lack sufficient energy to live the lives they want to live. 2. 7 billion use solid biomass for cooking (wood, charcoal, dung, crop waste) Lacking reliable access to affordable, safe energy when it"s needed. Ex1: first nations communities in northern ontario served by unreliable diesel generators. Ex2: city dwellers in venezuela facing regular blackouts earlier this yr. Ex3: elderly pensioners in uk who can"t afford to heat their homes enough. Heating and cooking w/ solid biomass has severe health consequences: fine particulate matter causes respiratory diseases, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, 4m premature deaths/yr are linked to cooking indoor w/ solid fuels.
