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SCIENCE / ENERGY
List: Top Ten Top 10 Global Energy Resources by Energy Production
Date: 1998
Source: Bjorn Lomborg: 'The Skeptical Environmentalist' (Cambridge University Press)
Base: All energy sources used by mankind
Notes: Traditional forms of energy (*) would include such sources as fuelwood and charcoal.
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Energy Source
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% of Total Production
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Oil
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37.5
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Gas
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21.1
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Coal
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21.8
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Hydro
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6.6
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Traditional*
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6.4
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Nuclear
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6.0
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Biomass
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0.4
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Geothermal
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0.12
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Wind
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0.04
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Solar
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0.009
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