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Future Energy Needs The world population continues to rise, and so do the energy needs. The total industrial use of energy is likely to grow to around 28 per- cent by 2040. By the same year, residential and commercial energy demands are expected to rise by about 30 percent. The transporta- tion demands of various industries will increase about 45 percent. With energy demands increasing at a rapid pace, there is a pressing need to develop some alternative sources to produce energy.

● ● Through the first half of the twentieth century, global warming was thought to be good for countries with very low temperatures. ● ● Since the Industrial Revolution , the concentrations of CO 2 and methane in the atmosphere have increased by 40 percent and 148 percent respectively. Climate Facts

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