Consumption of Non-Renewable Resources
AT PRESENT RATES EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
Decade Beginning |
Incremental Supply Expended (Years) |
Cumulative Supply Expended (Years) |
Incremental Supply Expended (Years) |
Cumulative Supply Expended (Years) |
2000 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
2010 |
10 |
20 |
20 |
30 |
2020 |
10 |
30 |
40 |
70 |
2030 |
10 |
40 |
80 |
150 |
2040 |
10 |
50 |
160 |
310 |
2050 |
10 |
60 |
320 |
630 |
2060 |
10 |
70 |
640 |
1,270 |
2070 |
10 |
80 |
1,280 |
2,550 |
2080 |
10 |
90 |
2,560 |
5,110 |
2090 |
10 |
100 |
5,120 |
10,230 |
2100 |
10 |
110 |
10,240 |
20,470 |
2110 |
10 |
120 |
20,480 |
40,950 |
2120 |
10 |
130 |
40,960 |
81,910 |
2130 |
10 |
140 |
81,920 |
163,830 |
2140 |
10 |
150 |
163,840 |
327,670 |
2150 |
10 |
160 |
327,680 |
655,350 |
2160 |
10 |
170 |
655,360 |
1,310,710 |
2170 |
10 |
180 |
1,310,720 |
2,621,430 |
2180 |
10 |
190 |
2,621,440 |
5,242,870 |
2190 |
10 |
200 |
5,242,880 |
10,485,750 |