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Tough problems that the world faces. The world's population is predicted to almost double again. What standard of living (including energy requirement) should this world population have? I have been told that the Chinese government have what would seem to be a most reasonable goal - that each family has a refrigerator. I understand that refrigerator ownership in rural areas is around 3%. To achieve this goal on current energy performance of refrigerators would require something like 10 additional large base-load power stations. These are huge, global issues with no quick fix.
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