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Minimizing the environmental impact by more effective energy utilization

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Significant climatic variations could result if the global rate of energy consumption continues to increase. However, most of the currently accepted projections of the demand for energy in the United States are based on simplistic extrapolations of the trends of the last few decades. Owing to increased prices and scarcities of energy resources, these projections are not likely to materialize. Investments to utilize energy more effectively are now economically viable. For many energy requirements, it is now more economical to invest in using energy more effectively than to invest in the energy-producing facilities that might otherwise be needed.

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Krenz, J.H. Minimizing the environmental impact by more effective energy utilization. Climatic Change 1, 307–318 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00135152

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