The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph below displays how
quadrillion
units
of six energy:
petrol
oil
, coal, natural gas, nuclear, solar wind and hydropower were consumed from 1980 to the present, and forecasts to 2030.
Overall
, all of the use of energy experienced an upward trend from the past to the future, and
petrol
and
oil
have been the highest consumption during the given years. To be specific, regarding
petrol
and
oil
, it started at 35
quadrillion
units
, being a lead in six engry in 1980. At the same time, coal and natural gas only were approximately 17 and 20
quadrillion
units
, respectively.
Although
three of them fluctuated slightly from 1980 to 2015, all of them kept growing gradually. After 2020,
petrol
and
oil
are expected to have a
dramatical
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rise to 47
units
, and coal will overtake natural gas, soaring to around 30
units
in 2030.
On the other hand
, nuclear, green power and hydropower stood at the same
units
at 4
initially
, three of which went up slowly. From 2015 to the future, in comparison with nuclear and green power,
while
both will increase to 7 and 5
quadrillion
units
, respectively, the volume of hydropower levelled off at 4, being the same as the beginning.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words quadrillion, units, petrol, oil with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • energy consumption
  • projections
  • renewable energy
  • non-renewable resources
  • sustainable
  • fossil fuels
  • nuclear energy
  • biofuels
  • hydroelectric power
  • solar energy
  • wind energy
  • trends
  • increases/decreases
  • shifts
  • milestones
  • significant
  • forecast
  • implications
  • sustainable development
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