1 In July 2009 the Government outlined new plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. What percentage reduction against 1990 levels have they targetted?

a) 20%

b) 34%

c) 42%

d) 60%

 

2 In 2008, Nuclear power accounted for what percentage of total electricity supplied?

a) 3.8%

b) 7.6%

c) 12.6%

d) 20.8%

 

3 Since 2004/05, the proportion of household expenditure spent on fuel has been increasing. What percentage of total spending is now accounted for by fuel?

a) 1.2%

b) 3.7%

c) 5.5%

d) 10.1%

 

4 Renewables accounted for what % of electricity generated in 2008?

a) 5.5%

b) 7.5%

c) 10.2%

d) 15.8%

 

5 The Government has a target of reaching at least 10,000 MWe of good quality CHP electrical capacity by 2010, as part of its Climate Change Programme. How much did we have in 2008?

a) 5469

b) 8173

c) 9740

d) 11204

 

6 What is the value of the UK Low Carbon and Environmental sector in 2007/08?

a) £26m

b) £857m

c) £26.3bn

d) £106.5bn

 

7 What percentage of this market is attributable to renewable energy?

a) 4.5%

b) 15%

c) 20.5%

d) 29.2%

 

8 The Renewables Obligation (RO) is the Government’s key policy for encouraging renewable generation. For 2008/09, the RO requires suppliers to source 9.1% from renewable sources. What level is it planned to rise to by 2015–16, after which it will level off?

a) 12.2%

b) 15.4%

c) 17.5%

d) 20.0%

 

9 Oil production from the UK Continental Shelf has fallen consistently from its peak of 150mt in 1999. What was the percentage decline to 2008? 48

a) 35%

b) 48%

c) 60%

d) 81%

 

10 What is the UK’s current share of the world’s low carbon/environmental market?

a) 0.2%

b) 3.5%

c) 8.9%

d) 10.6%

 

11 What is the expected growth in the low carbon/environmental sector over the next 8 years?

a) 15%

b) 30%

c) 45%

d) 60%

 

12 In 1990, coal accounted for two-thirds of electricity generation in the UK. What percentage did it produce in 2008?

a) 10.8%

b) 25.4%

c) 31.4%

d) 48.9%

 

13 Gas production in 2008 was 36% lower than the record level seen in 2000. But what percentage of gas consumption is used for power generation?

a) 17.9

b) 24.8%

c) 34.7%

d) 41.2%

 

14 A survey carried out in 2002 estimated that there were then about 3800 full-time equivalent jobs in the UK in the renewable power industry. What is the current estimate for the total number of people directly and indirectly employed in the industry in 2008?

a) 4100

b) 64500

c) 176000

d) 257000

 

15 In terms of the creation of value, employment and growth in the renewables industry, which of the following is not considered to have a large impact?

a) Scotland

b) Northern Ireland

c) West Midlands

d) London

 

16 Biomass is the largest source of renewable electricity production in 2008. But what percentage does it account for?

a) 35%

b) 49%

c) 67%

d) 81%

 

17 There are approximately 55000 companies operating in the UK’s low carbon/environmental industry. How many of them are categorised as small or medium sized enterprises (SMEs)?

a) 50.7%

b) 62.2%

c) 73.8%

d) 91.5%

 

18 In 2004, the DTI carried out a SWOT analysis of the renewables industry. This report identified a number of key skills shortages. One was a shortage of technical skills (graduate engineers and craft workers). Which of the lollowing were also mentioned?

a) Electronics and C&I,

b) design and manufacture of composites,

c) geophysics,

d) project installation and commissioning also combustion engineering

 

19 There was another, "surprisingly common" shortage area. Which do you think it was?

a) Project and general management.

b) Recruitment/HR

c) Public relations

d) Scientific research

 

20 The report also looked at the threats faced by the renewables industry. What was the first key threat mentioned in the report?

a) The effects of a recession

b) Lobbying for CCS by the coal industry

c) Non-UK wind turbine suppliers manufacturing overseas

d) Election of a Conservative Government

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