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THE NEXT FEW DECADES will see a profound and all-encompassing energy transformation throughout the world. Whereas society now derives the great majority of its energy from fossil fuels, by the end of the century we will depend primarily on renewable sources like solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal power.
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Heinberg, R., Fridley, D. (2016). Introduction. In: Our Renewable Future. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-780-3_1
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