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An incandescent light bulb
If atmospheric
greenhouse gas
concentrations can be stabilized at 450
ppm
, it is thought that there will be a 50% chance of
avoiding dangerous climate change
?
The
Itaipu hydroelectric power plant
is currently the second largest power plant in the world, supplying over 90% of
Paraguay's
electricity, and 25% of
Brazil's
?
Libya
's
Sirte Basin
—which in some places lies more than 47 metres below
sea level
—contains roughly 80% of the country's known
crude oil
reserves?
Approximately 95% of the
electricity
consumed by a normal
incandescent light bulb
(example pictured)
is emitted as
heat
, rather than as visible
light
?
Saudi Aramco
is the largest oil corporation in the world and the world's largest in terms of proven
crude oil
reserves and production?
Newcastle, Australia
, is the world's largest
coal
export port?
Surplus income from
oil production in Norway
is invested by the
Government Pension Fund
, one of the World's largest funds with a value of around
US$
800 billion?
Energy superpowers
Russia
and
Venezuela
have, respectively, the world's largest reserves of
natural gas
and
petroleum
?
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