Conflict and energy

Theme and specification links

Conflicts in regions that supply key energy resources can have impacts that are felt in markets around the world. This resource looks at the conflict in the Middle East and how this could affect energy security in the UK and Europe.

The article from the Financial Times can be found here: UK energy bills: businesses and households face new price shock.

This article underpins many aspects of energy security within the A Level Specifications specifically:

AQA
3.2.5.4 Energy security
3.2.5.6 Resource futures.

Edexcel
6.4 Energy security is a key goal for countries, with most relying on fossil fuels.
6.5 Reliance on fossil fuels to drive economic development is still the global norm.
6.6 There are alternatives to fossil fuels, but each has costs and benefits.

Edexcel International
3.5 Topic B1: Energy Security.
3.7.3b Developing nations have changing relationships with powerful countries.

CIE (2027-2029)
12.1.3 Factors at the national scale (environmental, social, economic, political) affecting demand and supply and the balance between different sources of energy.
12.1.4 Detailed specific examples of two contrasting countries’ electrical energy production and sources of energy at the national scale.
13.1 Global trade patterns and change.

(Eduqas) and WJEC
(3)4.4.3 The changing demand for energy.
(3)4.4.5 Problems associated with extraction, transport and use of energy.
(3)4.4.6 Energy mixes and development.
(3)4.4.7 The need for sustainable solutions to meet the demand for energy.
(3)4.3.6 Threats to India’s environment associated with economic growth.

OCR
4.c. Mitigation and adaptation are complementary strategies for reducing and managing the risks of climate change.