Traditionally, fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas) have been used to satisfy the world’s energy needs. However, these resources are not endless. For instance, at the present 2% growth in demand, the peak of world petroleum production is estimated to occur between 2004 and 2025. This will be followed a few decades later by the peak of natural gas production. Furthermore, fossil fuels account for most of the 23–25 Gt of CO2 that people around the world vent into the atmosphere every year.
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Dodelet, JP. (2006). Oxygen Reduction in PEM Fuel Cell Conditions: Heat-Treated Non-Precious Metal-N4 Macrocycles and Beyond. In: Zagal, J.H., Bedioui, F., Dodelet, JP. (eds) N4-Macrocyclic Metal Complexes. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28430-9_3
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