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Over the past few years we have repeatedly been told that we should quit using hydrocarbons.  Fine.  Global daily hydrocarbon use is about 200 million barrels of oil equivalent, or about 23.5 Saudi Arabias per day.  Thus, if the world’s policy makers really want to quit using carbon-based fuels, then we will need to find the energy equivalent of 23.5 Saudi Arabias every day, and all of that energy must be carbon free.

Robert Bryce; Power Hungry

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