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IEA: Petrochemicals set to be the largest driver of world oil demand

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They are also required to manufacture many parts of the modern energy system, including solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, thermal insulation and electric vehicles. Petrochemicals are particularly important given how prevalent they are in everyday products. Meanwhile, the Middle East remains the lowest?

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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By about 2000, BYD had become one of the worlds largest manufacturers of cellphone batteries. BYD makes about 80% of Motorolas RAZR handsets, as well as batteries for iPods and iPhones and low-cost computers, including the model distributed by Nicholas Negropontes One Laptop per Child nonprofit based in Cambridge, Mass.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. a third-party vendor has successfully run auctions on behalf of federal or state agencies at low cost. The Stringency of the Cap.

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