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* Estimates of global population growth and expectations regarding future energy demand, taking into account the rapidly rising energy needs of emerging economies | * 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 | * Social threats associated with each energy option: e.g., nuclear proliferation, or the threats associated with politically unstable energy supply regions | ||
* The social acceptability of each energy option | * The social acceptability of each energy option | ||
* The relative economic cost of each of the energy options (contemplating the complete energy generation trajectory, including environmental damage and clean-up) | * The relative economic cost of each of the energy options (contemplating the complete energy generation trajectory, including environmental damage and clean-up) | ||