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| What does the link between population and energy involve? |
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1. levels & changes in economic development approximated by GDP per capita
2. Energy per unit of GDP |
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| What is the formula for total energy consumption? |
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| Total Energy Consumption = Population x (GDP per capita) x (Energy per unit of GDP) |
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| What is the difference between China and the US in regards to the Total Energy Consumption formula and the reason for energy growth? |
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1. China's energy growth is due to population
2. US's energy growth is due to GDP per capita |
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| At the current consumption rates, how many people could live on Earth? |
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| Who is forecasted to not have a large population growth in the future? |
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| How has population growth changed since 10000BC? |
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| Used to take 32,000 years to double population. Now it's much faster. |
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| What is the projection of world population increase in percentage by 2050? |
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| The percentage of population increase is projected to decline due to education in contraception. |
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| What are the projections for energy consumption from 2005 to 2050? |
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| 50% increase in world consumption (1.6% per year) |
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| How much has total energy consumption gone up since 1850? |
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| How much has per capita consumption gone up since 1850? (Based on POPULATION) |
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| Why does the US have more green house gas emissions than other countries? |
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| We have more GDP, we use more energy |
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| What is a positive thing energy wise about a high population density? |
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| Multi family housing, allows for more efficient use of energy |
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| How do public transport systems help energy? |
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| Lower energy use per capita |
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