So what does BRICs stand for? BRICs in simple terms refer to countries that financial analysts all over the world believe offer excellent opportunity for long-term economic growth and development. These countries are Brazil, Russia, India and China. The small âsâ is sometimes included to refer to South Africa â this will be explained later.
Thermoelectric-power withdrawals accounted for 49 percent of total water use, 41 percent of total freshwater withdrawals for all categories, and 53 percent of fresh surface-water withdrawals. The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Plant in Ã¾ingvellir, Iceland.
Coal is primarily used to generate electricity and is responsible for 39 percent of the electric power supply in the United States in 2014 (down from half in 2007). The United States produces around 11.5 percent of the worldâs total with Wyoming, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Texas leading in production.