Source: bp Statistical Review of World Energy. World Bank. Note: Primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including renewables used to generate electricity. There is a proportional relationship between GPD per capita (adjusted for purchasing power parity) and the level of primary energy consumption. Economies above the trend tend to be major
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Primary Energy Consumption, Selected Countries, 1965-2020
Source: bp Statistical Review of World Energy.Note: Primary energy comprises commercially-traded fuels, including renewables used to generate electricity. The world’s largest economies reveal a pattern of energy growth as they develop. The rate and stages of that growth differ significantly. For advanced economies (United States, Germany, Japan), energy consumption peaked
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Daily air travelers crossing through TSA checkpoints are almost back to pre-pandemic levels. 2021 marked the beginning of the recovery as vaccines became widely available and restrictions for domestic flights were relaxed (e.g Covid testing before boarding). Daily Air Travelers in the United States, 2019-2022 | The Geography of Transport
Continue readingMail being Loaded into a Domestic Flight, Miami
Photo: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2022 Most domestic air passenger services do not carry freight as the configuration of services does not well correspond to the configuration of the freight demand. Further, domestic flights rely on narrow-body aircraft that are not designed to carry a noticeable number of air cargo containers.
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Added a page depicting the basic conditions having an impact on transport costs. Most transport costs result from a combination of factors, implying that each transport market can have different transport costs, even if the same mode is involved. Conditions Affecting Transport Costs | The Geography of Transport Systems (transportgeography.org)
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Photo: Dr. Jean-Paul Rodrigue, 2003. Mini hand tractors are small agricultural equipment diesel-powered devices designed to plow fields, usually of small size. Many are manufactured in China and exported to developing economies as affordable equipment for small farmers. They are simple to repair, implying that local skills can maintain the