Today the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold.

The line graph compares the various types of fuel consumed in the USA from 1980 to 2017 and gives an estimate

for

Suggestion

of

2030 according to a 2008 report. Overall, It can be clearly observed that the

consumption

of

petrol

and

oil

and coal is projected to increase significantly by 2030.

However

, the use of nuclear,

hydropower

and solar will remain almost unchanged. In 1980, the

consumption

of

petrol

and

oil

was the highest at about 35

quadrillion

units, followed by coal and natural gas at almost 20 and 16

quadrillion

units respectively.

In contrast

, the

consumption

of nuclear, solar and

hydropower

was insignificant. There was a decline in the

consumption

of

petrol

and

oil

and natural gas of approximately 5

quadrillion

units, while that of coal inclined steadily in 1985. After 1995, the

consumption

of nuclear, solar and

hydropower

rose slightly. In the subsequent years, the utilization of

petrol

and

oil

increased to almost 40

quadrillion

units and it is expected to reach a peak of roughly 49 million units in 2030.The

consumption

of coal and natural gas climbed up simultaneously and it is estimated to grow to 25 to 20

quadrillion

units respectively by 2030 while the figures for nuclear, solar power and

hydropower

by 2030 increased marginally to 7, 5, and 3

quadrillion

units respectively in 2030