January 2010Energy Security.1 Study Figure 1.(a) Explain why oil exploration in the areas shown could lead to high economic and environmental costs.(10)

(b) Assess the relative importance of named players in the global supply of energy. (15)

June 2010Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a) Suggest the possible environmental consequences of the changes in electricity consumption shown.(10)

(b) Assess the degree of uncertainty over future global sources of energy supply. (15)

January 2011Energy Security6 (a) Explain why there are growing concerns about North America’s energy security. (12)(b) Evaluate the arguments for and against large scale development of unconventional and technically difficult fossil fuel sources in North America. (14)(c) Assess the contribution renewable energy could make in securing North America’s energy future. (14)

June 2011Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a)Suggest reasons for the changes to global electricity generation between 1973 and

2006. (10)

(b)Using named examples, assess the extent to which energy insecurity might lead to conflicts both within and between countries. (15)

January 2012Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a)Explain the classification of the selected energy resources shown. (10)

(b) Using named examples, evaluate the economic and political impacts of disruption to energy supply pathways. (15)

June 2012Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a)Explain the possible impacts on UK energy security of the trends shown.(10)

(b) Using named examples, evaluate the contribution radical energy technologies and policies might make to a more sustainable energy future. (15)

January 2013Energy Security6 (a) Explain why energy players have such different perceptions of nuclear power. (12)(b) Evaluate the economic and political costs and benefits of developing new nuclear power stations in Western Europe to increase energy security. (14)(c) Study the three options in Figure 11. Assess the possible impacts of their development on the energy security and the environment of Western Europe. (14)

June 2013Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a)Using Figure 1, explain why, as countries develop economically, they move through

the energy transition. (10)

(b) To what extent are domestic energy resources important in determining the energy security of countries? (15)

June 2014Energy Security1 Study Figure 1.(a)Using Figure 1, explain the physical and economic factors that contribute to

uncertainty over oil production in the future. (10)

(b) Using named examples, assess the extent to which fossil fuels could be replaced by renewable energy sources in the future. (15)