Energy Report Anticipates Increase in Carbon Dioxide Emissions (continued) Over 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide is expected to be emitted by 2020 (Figure 2). This figure is 470 million tonnes higher than projected was last year, due to the higher energy demand in the aforementioned commercial and transportation sectors along with an increase in coal-fired energy generation. “The levels of efficiency achieved through applying copper to the rotors of medium-power motors surpass those of any premium-efficiency motor available to date,” explains Dr. Cowie. Therefore, carbon dioxide emissions could be greatly reduced by replacing less efficient motors with ones containing copper rotors.

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