Gas and oil consumption always increases in cold weather.

燃气和燃油的消耗量在天冷时总会增加。

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In 1998, energy consumption in the transport sector was to blame for 28% of emissions of CO2, the leading greenhouse gas.

1998年，运输业的能源消耗导致了28%的二氧化碳排放，而二氧化碳是主要的温室气体。

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Cheap natural gas can also drag down the price of oil--albeit with a lag, since it takes a while to bring gas wells online or to convert some petroleum consumption to gas consumption.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Although the amount of gas used to generate electricity rose 82% between 1997 and 2010, increasing efficiency in appliances that use natural gas has led to declining consumption of gas per customer over time.

FORBES: The Gluttons of Natural Gas

Among the next newspapers to go, experts say, are major metropolitan dailies relying on an expensive business model that requires costly newsprint consumption and gas-guzzling deliveries.

CNN: Newspapers fold as readers defect and economy sours