IV Form renewable energy task

Use the following to help you with your research task

Wikipedia entry for renewable energy

Data on amounts of renewable sources used to generate electricity.

Good section of BP website on alternative energy

Good section on Shell website about energy diversity

Greenpeace site on renewable energy

Examples of renewable energy being used

Wind power in the 'How Stuff Works' website. Other energy sources also on the site

BBC Energy in the UK mini-site - links to lots of relevant stories

An interesting exercise on the BBC site to illustrate the problems associated with managing energy demand

Energy on BBC Bitesize

Energy sources from US Energy

Transport, trade and education questions

Links to support the questions on 'Transport, Trade and Education'.

UAE Interact news site

Link about GDP growth in the region

Link about Fujairah Free Trade Zone

Social and environmental issues in the small Gulf States

Some articles to help with the questions set on the environmental and social issues in the small Gulf States.

Abu Dubai commits to renewables

The fate of economic migrants in Dubai

Indian migrants going home

‘Water scarcity: an impending crisis' in Qatar

MENA report - Unit 3 pre-release

The World Bank produces an annual development report for the Middle East and North Africa (2008 MENA Economic Developments and Prospects : Regional Integration for Global Competitiveness).

Below are some of the key points from the overview:

During 2007 MENA experienced average growth of 5.7%
Fifth year in a row the growth has been above 5%
An achievement against the backdrop of turbulence in the financial markets and arise in the costs of food stuffs
Oil prices rose by 78% in 2007
UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain are categorized as ‘resource-rich, labour importing’ countries
Region has done well when compared to it’s past, but not when compared to other regions
Global financial turbulence seems to have had little impact
All countries remain high importers of food
FDI reached $45 billion in the region
UAE one of the three largest FDI recipients in the region
16% of all migrant earnings are in the Middle East
Oil boom has led to increased migration to the oil-exporting countries
Despite the positives, much still needs to be done if this region is to keep up in an increasingly competitive global market

Unit 3 pre-release materials

Some links to help with the work on this. More will be added as we go through the material so check back.

BP Statistical Review of World Energy

MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Economic Developments and Prospects Report - worth reading the overview

Nationmaster - good for background statistics

Article about China's influence in the region

Global Trends 2025: A transformed world - an interesting perspective on the future from the US NIC