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Consider the fate of two countries that have been responsible for a great deal of the increase in fossil
fuel use, China and India. In each country, both coal and oil use increased by
at least a factor of 5
, produ-
cing nearly all their energy.
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Figure 1.2: Fossil Fuel Use and Life Expectancy in China and India
Sources: BP, Statistical Review of World Energy 2013, Historical data workbook; World Bank, World Development In-
dicators (WDI) Online Data, April 2014
Figure 1.3: Fossil Fuel Use and Income in China and India
