Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for SurvivalLime Tree, 1992 - 291 pages |
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Page 78
... fossil fuels : coal , oil , and natural gas . GLOBAL warming is one of the few environmental concepts that readily tells its own story : The planet is getting warmer . But how , and why ? And for those in colder countries , would the ...
... fossil fuels : coal , oil , and natural gas . GLOBAL warming is one of the few environmental concepts that readily tells its own story : The planet is getting warmer . But how , and why ? And for those in colder countries , would the ...
Page 80
... fossil fuels account for about two - thirds of manmade carbon dioxide . The con- sumption of energy from fossil fuels - coal , oil , and natural gas used for industrial , commercial , residential , transportation , and other pur- poses ...
... fossil fuels account for about two - thirds of manmade carbon dioxide . The con- sumption of energy from fossil fuels - coal , oil , and natural gas used for industrial , commercial , residential , transportation , and other pur- poses ...
Page 91
... fuels demand , demand drives industry , even though industry is what initially gives rise to the culture of ... fossil fuels . Today , as few as 25 percent of the world's population account for 80 percent of its con- sumption of ...
... fuels demand , demand drives industry , even though industry is what initially gives rise to the culture of ... fossil fuels . Today , as few as 25 percent of the world's population account for 80 percent of its con- sumption of ...
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Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
Our Country, The Planet: Forging A Partnership For Survival Shridath S. Ramphal No preview available - 1992 |
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