Sustainable development must ensure that the environment is protected and that there are sufficient resources for future generations

1. This can be achieved through the use of renewable energy.

Renewable energy - these sources can be used again and again e.g solar power, wind power. This group also includes biogas, which is made from organic material like cow dung.

Non Renewable - these are finite e.g oil and gas. Continued use of these will eventually use them up, and they can not be replaced.

List the advantages of using renewable using figure 3 page 224.

Complete this activity on energy consumption.

Case study - Wind farms  But first...    Watch this - identify: location factors, pros and cons

 a useful summary of viewpoints on Wind Farms 

Take a look at The London Array - the World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm!  and read and watch this report from the BBC about the role of wind power in CHINA (link back to your urbanisation topic!)

The LATEST -

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-35483190

How much electricity is being generated by WIND right now? - take a look at the UK data!  The UK has a target to achieve 30% of its electricity production from renewable sources by 2030.

NIMBY! - read this