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World energy demand has been increasing continuously with human development and the increase of world population. An increase of energy consumption is forecasted to rise by 50 % in the next three decades. Fossil resources — natural gas, coal and oil — are more widely used to supply consumers with this energy. At present time, fossil fuels continue to be the dominant energy source. Fossil resources supply almost 88 % of the total energy consumed in the world, followed by hydrodynamic (6.3 %) and nuclear (6 %). In spite of the development and use of other sources of energy such as nuclear, hydrodynamic and renewable sources, future energy supply will continue to rely on fossil resources, although with a lower relative utilization.
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Rojas-Avellaneda, D. (2007). Fossil Fuels Pollution and Air Quality Modeling. In: Klapp, J., Cervantes-Cota, J.L., Chávez Alcalá, J.F. (eds) Towards a Cleaner Planet. Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71345-6_9
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