It is mainly because of this that people turn to non-renewable resources as a source of energy, specifically fossil fuels. ... To put things in perspective, "about 95% of the commercial energy used in the United States comes from nonrenewable energy sources," with 86% coming from fossil fuels alone (Miller 352). A political problem contributing to non-renewable use is that the "fossil fuel industries that have been receiving government subsidies for over 50 years don't want to give it up" (Miller 353). ... Combustion of fossil fuels for energy "produces emissions ...

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Most of China's electricity generation comes from fossil fuel sources, such as coal which meets 70% of China's energy needs. ... China should continue to change the energy supply mix and decrease demand for coal and other fossil fuels. ... Non-fossil energy resources only make up 8% of China's total primary energy consumption. ... A possible way to decrease demand for fuel is to increase the current fuel tax rate. Doing so will decrease demand for fuel, decreasing the amount of fuel we import, decreasing pollution, and increasing energy efficiency. ...

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From the earliest times mankind has burned wood and other biomass fuels in order to make heat. ... More recently, "biomass fired steam power has been used to generate electricity [which] can have numerous environmental and air-quality advantages over burning fossil fuels" (How Biomass Energy Works"). But biomass has other uses than just the generation of electricity, it can also be converted into liquid form and used as a fuel for automobiles. ... Another disadvantage is that biomass is neither as economical nor efficient as the burning of fossil fuels. ... On the other hand is the latest in t...

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This heavy reliance on fossil fuels poses certain major concerns. ... Another important factor that works against the heavy use of fossil fuels is that they are detrimental to the environment. The use of fossil fuels leads to emission of greenhouse gases which causes global warming. Also, these fuels are a major source of air, water and soil pollution. ... Table 1: Break-up of installed power capacity (MW) in India as on 31.01.2011 | Technology | Capacity Installed (MW) | Share (%) | Thermal | 93,838 | 54.20 | Hydro | 37,367 | 21.69 | Renewable | 18,842 | 10.94 | Gas | 17,456 | 10.13 | Nuclear...

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Food grains produced with modern, high-yield methods now contain between four and ten calories of fossil fuel for every calorie of solar energy. ... The dependence of industrial agriculture on fossil fuels, the declining fertility of the land, and the positive feedback imposed by declining resource quality will force the economy to divert much more investment into agriculture and energy sectors." Hansen predicts that after our current period of peak in oil production, we will quickly find ourselves short of the fossil fuels necessary for modern agriculture's and the sustainability of cu...

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Recently surpassing Japan, China is now the second largest economy in the world following the United States (U.S. Department of State). This rise has taken place over the last three decades as China has slowly loosened its trade policies from a central system to a more market-orientated system (CIA). In 2009 its $4.814 trillion economy was one third the size of the United States (U.S. Department of State). ...

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The United Arab Emirates is a very wealthy country due to their global position in the export of oil. Within this country is home of two prestigious cities in the development of becoming international hubs within the business and social world. Dubai is developing as the significant commercial gateway to the Middle East. As stated by Mike Davis, in his article called, "Sand, Fear, and Money in Dubai " he says, "Dubai is a prototype of the new post-global city, which creates appetites rather than solves problems. " In addition he mentions "Dubai has become the new global icon of ˜imagine...

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There has been a wide implemented scale of solar panels in addition with the energy-efficient stoves to diminish the house-lighting and fuel costs in the Bibiyana district, which will also have a related environmental advantage. ...

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Despite the lack of fossil fuels Cuba does have an abundance of sunshine, thus the starting-point for Cuba's energy policy is the capacity to transform solar energy to satisfy internal needs, and the widespread social management of energy production. ... This energy consumption of bagasses (the part of sugar cane or sugar beets left after the juice has been taken out: used for fuel and in the manufacture of insulation) traditionally takes place at a very low efficiency and in terms of electrical generation its transformation into energy represents just 19-20 kilowatt hours per ton of gro...

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A millennium ago, around roughly the tenth century, the Middle East was an economically advanced region of the world, as measured by standard of living, technology, agricultural productivity, literacy or institutional creativity (Kuran, 2011). The Middle East has experienced a roller coaster of grow...

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European Energy Issues Europe mainly consumes fossil fuels and about half of the energy consumed in the EU is imported. ... Although oil remains as the single largest fuel in the primary energy mix, demand for natural gas will grow most rapidly, mainly due to strong demand from power generation. ... In terms of natural gas which is the cleanest fossil fuel compared to other hydrocarbon resources, European dependency is increasing further than oil. ...

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