Discuss potential strategies could be used to reduce the demand for energy in industrialized economies with large population.
Week 3 Discussion
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 Hite (2021), “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).
REQUIRED WEEK 3 CHECKLIST:
Task A) Main Discussion Post
1) From the Chapter 5 readings and other course material, discuss the ways in which the energy crisis could be offset by measures taken in developed nations to address the energy-climate crisis.
2) Discuss potential strategies could be used to reduce the demand for energy in industrialized economies with large population.
3) Discuss issues associated with satisfying the demand for energy while taking more responsible approaches in developing countries and developed countries.
Remember to provide complete reference sources for the main discussion questions. It is important to number each question to better understand your responses to specific concepts..
Please read Chapter 5 in the book Global Issues by Kristen A Hite to help with this discussion