NATURAL ENERGY

RESOURCES
AND
THE WORLD
10th NOV’18
 OBJECTIVE
TO HIGHLIGHT THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PATTERNS THAT HAVE BECOME MAJOR ISSUE FOR
THE WORLD

L E A D S T O K E Y C H A L L E N G E S F O R D E V E L O P I N G N AT I O N S
AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
 OBJECTIVE
TO HIGHLIGHT THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
PATTERNS THAT HAVE BECOME MAJOR ISSUE FOR
THE WORLD

ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENT ENERGY SECURITY RENEWABLE

PATTERNS CHALLENGES CONCERNS ENERGY
UNDERSTANDING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

China and the United States represent 40% of global

energy consumption

Very high consumption by major economies pose a

threat to the emerging economies like India which lacks
deposits for fossil fuels

Low deposits of fossil fuels and high deposits of Coal

pushes India to over-depend on coal which is a even
bigger threat to environment compared to fossil fuels

Though India is rich with renewable energy supplies like

hydro-solar-wind energy but low technology
advancements and huge population lead to
underutilisation of these resources
UNDERSTANDING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS

If we see a projection through 2040, Fossil fuel

consumption continue to grow except coal which
would remain almost constant

Renewable source of energy is expected to grow at a

much higher rate compared to energy sources like
nuclear energy

The consumption of coal and petroleum based fuel

demand rapidly increased post globalisation of
economies like India and china, Where demand for
energy increased

Rapidly growing population demands ever increasing

demands for energy is also a matter of concern for
developing economies
ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGES

Non-renewable

Environmental hazards

Accidents can be disastrous

Effect on human health

Price fluctuations

Overdependence

Need huge amount of reserves

Impact on aquatic life by oil spill

 ENERGY SECURITY CONCERNS: INDIA
INTRODUCTION
Efforts on Energy supplies moving at a slow pace

UNDP Report: Continuous availability of resources in various forms

CHINA’S ROLE
Advantage over India not only militarily but also on energy resources

Chinese aid to Islamabad, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar is designed to lock India in a
low-level deterrent relationship and keep India confined to the sub-continent

INDIA’S FUTURE ENERGY QUEST

Increase primary energy supply by three to four times

Expand electricity generation capacity by five to six times from the 2003/04 levels
 ENERGY SECURITY CONCERNS: INDIA
INDIA’S DEPENDENCY ON MYANMAR FOR ENERGY SUPPLIES

Myanmar has reportedly world’s tenth biggest gas reserves estimated to be more than 90 trillion cubic
feet

Myanmar is located at the tri junction of East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia

Myanmar is the second largest of India’s neighbours and the largest on the eastern flank

Myanmar provides the Eastern littoral of the Bay of Bengal

India has both a land border and a maritime boundary with Myanmar in the Bay of Bengal

India and Myanmar signed a natural gas supply deal

ENERGY SECURITY THREATS

China can gain easy access to Indian Ocean through Myanmar

Myanmar has a big border with China in the north contiguous with the Sino-Indian disputed border which
has many implications
 SHIFTING FOCUS TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCES

Since 2004, the world has invested USD2.9 Trillion in green energy resources

The proportion of world electricity generated by wind, solar, biomass and waste-to-energy,
geothermal, marine and small hydro rose from 11% in 2016 to 12.1% in 2017

Record 157 gigawatts of renewable power were commissioned in 2017, up from 143 GW in
2016

Last year was the eighth in a row in which global

investment in renewables exceeded $200 billion
 SHIFTING FOCUS TOWARDS RENEWABLE ENERGY
RESOURCES

The leading location by far for renewable energy investment in 2017 was CHINA, which
accounted for $126.6 billion, its highest figure ever and no less than 45% of the global total

There were sharp increases in renewable energy investment in Australia, of 147% to $8.5
billion, in Mexico, of 810% to $6 billion, and in Sweden, of 127% to $3.7 billion

Developing economies (including China, Brazil and India) committed $177 billion to
renewables last year, up 20%, compared to $103 billion for developed countries, down 19%
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