GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE CAMBRIDGE IGCSE: FUEL AND ENERGY. Definitions, questions for the research project, global/international perspectives, local/national perspectives, family/personal perspectives, useful websites.

1. FUEL AND ENERGY
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
CAMBRIDGE IGCSE P10

2. FUEL AND ENERGY
• A fuel is any material that can be made to react with other substances
so that it releases chemical or nuclear energy as heat or to be used
for work. The concept was originally applied solely to those materials
capable of releasing chemical energy but has since also been applied
to other sources of heat energy such as nuclear energy (via nuclear
fission and nuclear fusion).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel

3. QUESTIONS FOR YOUR
RESEARCH PROJECT

4. GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• What are the world’s mineral resources used for?
• Which countries provide the most/least?
• Which countries use the most/least?
• Who controls the prices?
• What kinds of fuels are the most environmentally friendly?

5. LOCAL/NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
• Who are the biggest fuel users in my locality?
• Where do local fuel supplies come from?
• Is my community taking action to reduce fuel consumption?
• Does my community use solar power, wind power, hydro-electric
power?

6. FAMILY/PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES
• Which fuels/resources do I regularly use at home and at
school/college?
• How can I, my family and friends contribute to reducing fuel
consumption?

7. WEBSITES
www.foe.co.uk Friends of the Earth website.
www.cat.org.uk Centre for Alternative Technology.
www.yourclimateyourlife.org.uk/ Includes information on renewable
energy.
www.carbontrust.co.uk/publications Free energy-saving guides
available for download.