The burning of solid waste is a major source of energy in industrialized countries. a. Trueb. False

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Kendra Carlson

12 October, 22:45

The burning of solid waste is a major source of energy in industrialized countries. a. Trueb. False

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Stanley Acevedo · Answer 1

The statement is false.

Explanation:

Industrialized countries are developed countries which have various sources of energy. In these countries 85% of commercial energy comes from burning fossil fuels, hydropower constitute about 6% of total commercial energy, nuclear power constitutes 5%, biomass, and other sources contribute up to 4%.

In developing countries 58% of commercial energy comes from fossil fuels, biomass contributes 35%, and hydropower contributes 6%. There burning of solid waste is not a major source of energy in industrialized countries.