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Global Energy Consumption

♻️AP Environmental Science
Review

Global Energy Consumption

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025

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This is a review of what it means to be a renewable or nonrenewable energy source. Energy consumption is also discussed. Who uses the most energy? What type of energy source is most common? How is our energy being used? Like many other resources, energy is not shared equally throughout the planet.