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* The importance of climate change and the impact of the burning of fossil fuels | * The importance of climate change and the impact of the burning of fossil fuels | ||
* Quantitative estimates of the energy generation potential of each of the available energy options | * Quantitative estimates of the energy generation potential of each of the available energy options | ||
* Estimates of global population growth and expectations regarding future energy demand | * Estimates of global population growth and expectations regarding future energy demand, | ||
taking into account the rapidly rising energy needs of emerging economies | |||
* The relative importance of the environmental impact of each of the energy options | * The relative importance of the environmental impact of each of the energy options | ||
* Social threats (e.g., nuclear proliferation) associated with each energy option | * Social threats (e.g., nuclear proliferation) associated with each energy option | ||