2. Write an essay or newspaper article with the following title: ‘Every kilowatt counts.’ 3. Study the graph below which shows how electricity is produced in some EU countries and answer the questions which follow.
MT Malta IE
Ireland
UK United Kingdom IT Italy CZ Czech Republic PT Portugal AT Austria SE Sweden FR France NO Norway
Fossil fuel power plants Nuclear energy Hydroelectric power Wind energy
MT IE UK IT CZ PT AT SE FR NO
(a) Which of these EU countries use mainly fossil fuel power plants to produce electricity? (b) Which country uses hydroelectric power to produce almost all of its electricity? (c) Which country uses mainly nuclear energy to produce electricity? (d) How much electricity does Ireland produce by each of the following: (i) fossil fuels, (ii) nuclear energy, (iii) hydroelectricity and (iv) wind energy?
(e) Which country do you think will produce the least carbon emissions in the generation of electricity? Justify your answer.
(f) If the Irish government authorised the development of an electricity generation plant very close to where you live, which type of electricity generation plant would you prefer to be developed? Give reasons for your answer by explaining how it would affect your community and the local environment.
4. Design a poster to highlight the ways in which teenagers can reduce the amount of electricity they use and waste at home or at school.
