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according to International Monetary Fund estimates [ n 1][ 1] Countries by estimated nominal GDP in 2024. [ n 2] > $20 trillion. $10–20 trillion. $5–10 trillion. $1–5 trillion. $750 billion – $1 trillion. $500–750 billion. $250–500 billion.
The levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) is a metric that attempts to compare the costs of different methods of electricity generation consistently. Though LCOE is often presented as the minimum constant price at which electricity must be sold to break even over the lifetime of the project, such a cost analysis requires assumptions about the value of various non-financial costs (environmental ...
In France, approximately 1.3–1.9 million tonnes of food waste is produced every year, or between 20 and 30 kilograms per person per year. [108] Out of the 10 million tonnes of food that is either lost or wasted in the country, 7.1 million tonnes of food wasted in the country, only 11% comes from supermarkets. [109]
In 2019 the US EIA revised the levelized cost of electricity from new advanced nuclear power plants going online in 2023 to be $0.0775/kWh before government subsidies, using a regulated industry 4.3% cost of capital ( WACC - pre-tax 6.6%) over a 30-year cost recovery period. [80]
The Grasberg mine has one of the largest reserves of gold and copper in the world. [ 2][ 3] It is located in Mimika Regency, Central Papua, Indonesia near Puncak Jaya. It is operated by PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI, see below ), a joint venture among the government of Indonesia, government of Papua, and American company Freeport-McMoRan (FCX).
Space colonization is the use of outer spacefor colonization, such as permanent habitation, exploitation or territorial claims. Extraterrestrial colonization is its broader form, including the use of celestial bodies, other than Earth, for interplanetary colonization. The inhabitation and territorial use of extraterrestrial space has been ...
Asteroid mining is the hypothetical extraction of materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects. [ 1 ] Notable asteroid mining challenges include the high cost of spaceflight, unreliable identification of asteroids which are suitable for mining, and the challenges of extracting usable material in a space ...
The pound ( sign: £) is the main unit of sterling, [ 4] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [ 5] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [ 4] Sterling is the world's oldest currency in continuous use since its inception. [ 6]