1. What is the main reason energy resource control influences geopolitics according to the course summary?
2. Which of the following best describes the current global focus of energy demand growth as detailed in the course?
3. According to the course, what is one of the key objectives of the Paris Agreement adopted during COP21?
Geopolitics — role?
Study of power via geography and resources.
Fossil fuels — share?
Oil 31%, Gas 23%, Coal 26%.
Hormuz Strait — significance?
Carries 20% of global oil (~18 mb/d, 2020).
Fossil fuels — main types?
Oil, gas, coal; non-renewable, major GHG sources.
Major oil reserve regions?
Middle East, Venezuela, Canada, Iran, Iraq.
Hormuz Strait — significance?
Transits 20% of global oil.
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