Modern agriculture uses chemical fertilizers, which require large amounts of energy during their manufacture
Various gadgets in household sector require to use both renewable and non-renewable energy.
Industry uses energy to manufacturing processes.
Energy demanding roads and railway lines are built to transport products from place to place and to reach raw materials in mines and forests.
Almost 2 billion people will require electrical energy and those who have access will continue to increase their individual requirements.
Between 1900-2000 world energy consumption has increased by a factor of 14 times while the population has increased only by 3 times.
Fossil fuels (eg: coal, oil and gas) were used in 19th and 20th century. Today’s energy options include fossil fuels, nuclear energy, solar energy and renewable fuels.
India’s oil demand has raised more than twice domestic output.
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