The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Sumarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisions where relevant.
The line graph illustrates the
energy
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consumption
in the USA, which is provided by a report in 2008, over a period of 50 years, between 1980 and 2030 (predicted).
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Overall
, petrol and oil accounted for the largest amount of consumed Linking Words
energy
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whereas
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consumption
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energy
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energy
, was the lowest. Use synonyms
Moreover
, it is predicted that similar patterns will be seen until 2030.
In 1980, the figure for petrol and oil usage stood at 35 Linking Words
quadrillion
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while
the amounts of coal and natural gas Linking Words
consumption
were lower at nearly 16 and 20 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
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this
year until 2030, an erratic increase can be seen in the Linking Words
consumption
of these three sources of Use synonyms
energy
, where the growth in usage of petrol and oil Use synonyms
as well as
coal is predicted to be more significant (approximately 15 Linking Words
quadrillion
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On the other hand
, from 1980 to 2008, all renewable Linking Words
energy
resources consumed fewer than 8 Use synonyms
quadrillion
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units
, being less popular among all six categories. The prediction Use synonyms
also
reveals that the variations of these figures until 2030 are marginal and insignificant, where each green Linking Words
energy
resource will be used fewer than 10 Use synonyms
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units
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