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The document compares the perspectives of Vaclav Smil, Jared Diamond, and Daniel Yergin on how resources shape civilizations, focusing on energy, geography, and geopolitics. Smil emphasizes energy as a universal currency that limits human activity, Diamond attributes historical inequalities to geographical luck, and Yergin discusses the geopolitical implications of resource control. The synthesis reveals differing views on determinism, sustainability, and the implications of energy transitions across variou
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- Glenn D'Souza
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- EN