Chapter 5, “Energy,” in your textbook explains
why the world is in the midst of an energy crisis as it concerns the rapid use
and depletion of nonrenewable natural resources. According to the textbook,
“Many experts predict that the largest increase in demand for oil in the
coming years will come from increasingly industrialized economies with large
populations” (p. 140).
· Can this crisis be offset by measures
taken in developed nations to address the energy-climate crisis? Why or why
not? What potential strategies could be used to reduce the demand for energy in
industrialized economies with large populations?