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lEA, Energy Balances of OECD Countries 1999-2000 (lEA, Paris, 2001)
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andrew 21st June 2005 |
Is this based on all the energy consumed in each country? If you normalize for industrial usage, how does the world compare? Seems that the US might do better than it appears by removing industrial uses, which one could argue get at least in part exported.... |
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Eric 12th July 2005 |
To Andrew's point. The US figure is actually understated due to trade. The US imports more than it exports (trade deficit is 6% of GDP). This understatement is compounded because the US imports more energy-intensive products like steel and exports more agricultural goods which require little energy to produce (the solar input direct to plants in not included). Conversely, China's energy comsumption would be overstated, because approx 10% of its energy goes to producing goods enjoyed by foreigners like us. |
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