China's energy consumption demand made up 20.3 percent of the global energy demand compared to the United States' 19%. ... The most recent analysis done by the Global Carbon Project was published earlier this month and showed that China was the leader in global carbon emissions and accounted for 28% of global carbon emissions in 2011. ... As the earth gets warmer, the ice glaciers will melt, causing a rise in the sea level. ... China has become a global leader in renewable energy investment with its $52 billion dollar investment in 20116. China's investment made up almost 20% of...

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They also do not contribute to global warming or acid rain, associated with burning coal, oil, or natural gas. ... These gases would in turn be contributing to global warming.3 Because of environmental concerns, and economic constraints, the actual amount of electricity, which will ever be generated by hydropower, will be less than the theoretical potential. ...

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The greenhouse effect is the gases that keep the Earth warm. ... The main reason fossil fuels like coal and gas need to be replaced is because they both possess high emissions of CO2; primarily because of that problem, the Kyoto treaty was created in 1997, a conference which goal was to reduce the CO2 emissions of numerous countries around the world, and consequently, to reduce the global warming. ...

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Around 90% of the total global energy requirement is met through these non-renewable energy sources. ... The use of fossil fuels leads to emission of greenhouse gases which causes global warming. ... In India, a major initiative has been taken to establish the country as a global leader in solar energy under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission. ...

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Energy is something that humans forget about and ignore that it is something crucial to everyone. By doing this people are taking advantage of it and forgetting how important it is that all of Earth's recourses are not used up. Men every day around the globe but their blood sweat and tears into mini...

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In the past year the lack of energy in California has been brought to the attention of the general public. The issue of how that energy is produced has become a problem. There are a few ways to produce that power there is the traditional way of burning fuels or there is clean power such as wind,...

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