Energy-intensive
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energy intensive
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Its production requirements are less energy-intensive than ordinary Portland cement (at a heating requirement of around 650 °C for talc compared to 1500 °C for limestone to produce Portland cement), while it absorbs far more carbon dioxide as it hardens.
Energy-intensive Bitcoin transactions pose a growing environmental threat: New study assesses tax and regulatory options to incentivize the development of 'green' blockchain tech.
Inexpensive power costs are Suriname's big advantage in the energy-intensive alumina and aluminium business.
The power problems were further exacerbated by Mbeki's government policy of attracting energy-intensive industry (such as Aluminium smelters) through the carrot of cheap electricity.
For example, services associated with tourism, such as travel, the development of infrastructure and its operation, and the production and consumption of goods, are all energy-intensive.
If the country increasingly relies on these energy-intensive short-term fixes, the whole planet's climate will bear the consequences.