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Chris Wright: “In 2010, the United States was 25% of global consumption…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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🇺🇸 Conference with Chris Wright, Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

Published | Video Starts at 04:41

If you look back in the year 2010, energy prices were a little bit higher in Europe than in the United States, but not a lot actually, even at diesel, gasoline, electricity, just a little bit of divergence. In 2010, the United States was 25% of global consumption. And the European Union, the nations that then encompassed the European Union were 25% of global consumption. little larger population, little bit lower per capita income. Today, the United States is 28% of global consumption. And that same nations are, are about 17% of global consumption. (04:41–04:55)

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Asserts that in 2010, both the US and EU each accounted for 25% of global energy consumption.

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