Global demand for energy, raw materials, and food is increasingly influenced by rising demand in China and India, whose combined population is 2.5 billion. Other large and populous emerging countries in Asia and South America are following in these giants’ footsteps.
全球对于能源、原材料以及食品的需求日益受到中国和印度不断上升的需求的影响。这两个国家的人口总数是25亿。亚洲和南美的其他人口众多的大国也在效仿这两个巨人的模式。稳步上扬的原材料、农产品以及能源的价格已经反映了对于未来短缺的担忧。