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Let us first discuss the global energy perspective [1–6]. Figure 1.1 shows the global energy
generation and the generation of US energy in the same perspective. The present availability
of shale oil (and natural gas) is decreasing this dependence, and according to the forecast of
the International Energy Agency (IEA), the United States will be energy independent in the
future.
Figure 1.2 Idealized fossil and nuclear energy depletion curves for the world [2]
Figure 1.3 Electricity generation by fuel types of some selected countries (2008) [2]
NASA satellite images show a dramatic fall in pollution over China that is "partly related"
to the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the space agency said. the
epicentre of the outbreak, but eventually spread across China, according to NASA
scientists who examined data collected by their and European Space Agency satellites.
Maps comparing NO2 concentrations showed a marked decline between January 1-20,
before a sweeping quarantine was imposed on Wuhan and other cities, and February 10-25.