GEOG 3EE3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Iranian Revolution, Tidal Power, Brundtland Commission

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GEOG 3EE3
• Professor: Luc Bernier

Document Summary

Lecture 2 energy use and resources: what is an energy system? looking at the entire flow of energy. When looking at the energy system you are looking at the whole picture. How it is transformed, transported, technologies involved, how it can be managed and stored, etc. Energy: the capacity to do work (j = joule) 1960s coal was the dominant fossil fuels: coal policies were important how to burn coal, etc. After 1960s oil became more abundant -> pre-dominant fossil fuel: because of ownership of cars more globally widespread, price of oil became important oil policies.