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This section describes world technological characteristics and changes in those characteristics.  Variables include electrical consumption, telephone lines, ...

Tables of world data

Tables to be added:

US Department of Energy data
International energy consumption, CO2 production, etc, from
International Energy Annual
http://www.eia.doe.gov/iea/
examples include
World Consumption of Primary Energy by Selected Country Groups
World Total Net Electricity Consumption
data are generally from 1980 to 1999.
Past reports will also be used, from http://www.eia.doe.gov/international/reports.html#Archive

UNDP data
traditional fuel consumption as pct of total energy use, 1980 and 1997
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_202_1_1.html
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_203_1_1.html

electricity consumption per capita, 1980 and 1998
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_204_1_1.html
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_205_1_1.html

Fertilizer consumption, 1970 and 1998
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_247_1_1.html
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_248_1_1.html

tractors in use, 1970 and 1998
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_249_1_1.html
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_250_1_1.html

telephone mainlines, 1990 and 1999
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_257_1_1.html
http://www.undp.org/hdr2001/indicator/indic_258_1_1.html
 

Trends in Global Emissions: Carbon, Sulfur, and Nitrogen
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/TNT/WEB/Publications/Trends_in_Global_Emissions/trends_in_global_emissions.html
iiasa page says free to use docs, but sent a note and am waiting.
 

Also refer to    http://www.aps.org/public_affairs/popa/reports/chapter.shtml    see for example, reports about energy use trends, climate change.    Tables are based on world energy council reports, and their web site says reports may be used freely.
 

These tables are being prepared using   lotus 123   and with  openstat   which is a free statistical program,  and with   Star Office   Sun Microsystems office package.

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last updated 7/27/02