1. Chapter 16
RESOURCES AND THE
ENVIRONMENT AT THE
GLOBAL LEVEL

2. Figure 16.1 World Crude Oil Production, 1900–2010
Sources: Jenkins (1977), p. 85 and Table 2, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (2007), Chapter 11, BP (2011).

3. Table 16.1 World Crude Oil Production and Reserves (Billions of Barrels)

4. Figure 16.2 Growth of a Renewable Resource

5. Table 16.2 Energy Use by Different Country Groups

6. Figure 16.3 Growth Forecast from The Limits To Growth
Source: Meadows et al. (1972), Figure 35.

7. Table 16.3 Calculation of the Value of Depletion for the 14 Most Important Minerals

8. Figure 16.4 Natural Resource Prices, 1850–2010
Source: Cashin and McDermott (2002), The Economist industrial commodity price index.

9. Figure 16.5 Real Price of Oil, 1861–2010
Source: BP (2011).

10. Figure 16.6 An Environmental Kuznets Curve
Source: Shafik (1994).

11. Figure 16.7 Smoke Concentration in London, 1585–1940
Source: Brimblecomb (1977), Figure 5.

12. Figure 16.8 Average Global Temperatures
Source:

13. Figure 16.9 GDP per Capita versus Carbon Dioxide Emissions per Capita
Sources: Heston, Summers, and Aten (2011),

14. Chapter 16 Appendix: Technological Improvement versus
Resource Depletion

15. Figure 16.10 Relationship between Resource Use and Growth