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- 1Biofuelare energy sources made from living things, or the waste that living things produce.
- 2Non-Renewable Energy SourceWhen it's gone it's gone.
- 3Nuclear Poweris the use of nuclear reactors to release nuclear energy, and thereby generate electricity.
- 4OPECOrganization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries a permanent, international organization headquartered in Vienna, Austria,
- 5Peak OilPeak oil, an event based on M. King Hubbert's theory, is the point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which the rate of production is expected to enter terminal decline.
- 67. Renewable Energy Sourceis generally defined as energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished on a human timescale such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat.
- 7Soft Energy Pathdescribe an alternative future where energy efficiency and appropriate renewable energy sources steadily replace a centralized energy system based on fossil and nuclear fuels.
- 8Urbanizationis the growth of areas on the fringes of cities. It is one of the many causes of the increase in urban sprawl.
- 9Agenda 21is a non-binding, voluntarily implemented action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development.
- 10brundtland Commissionmission is to unite countries to pursue sustainable development together.
- 11Carrying CapacityThe carrying capacity of a biological species in an environment is the maximum population size of the species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given the food, habitat, water, and other necessities available in the environment.
- 12competative consumptionA societal focus on purchasing goods can create isolation or alienation because of what certain people can and cannot afford.
- 13Earth SummitThe United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, and Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92 [ˈɛku no̞ˈvẽtɐ j ˈdojʃ]), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
- 146. IPAT(Impact on the environment, Population, Affluence, Technology)
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