• Energy

    • Demand for energy will increase dramatically in the years to come. Most energy comes from fossil fuels that releases CO2 and pollute the air. But green alternatives are emerging.

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    • terajoules
    • worldwide, this year

    • Green energy

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    • percent green energy
    • of worldwide energy use, right now

    • Solar energy striking Earth

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    • terajoules
    • worldwide, this year

    • The end of oil

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    • time left
    • to the end of oil

    • Production of electricity

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    • terajoules
    • worldwide, this year

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Something to consider

The world uses almost 500 million terajoules of energy in one year. This corresponds to the energy released from the Hiroshima nuclear bomb every four seconds. A Boeing 737 can cross the Atlantic Ocean on one terajoule.

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