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In sum, in the event of a
major global financial collapse a lot of Apple's «paper» investments might simply «blow up» and Apple in such a
scenario would very likely have to downsize dramatically, possibly discontinue many (more) products [vii] and / or possibly try to find alternative revenue - generating sources to survive.
GCAM reference
scenario results showing a
global GDP and population drivers, b
global primary energy consumption by fuel source, c
global electricity production by technology, and d
global allocation of land among
major land cover and land use categories
Although projected CO2 concentrations in a «methane economy» are low in relation to other
scenarios, the projections confirm that
global climate warming is likely to be a
major planetary concern throughout the twenty - first century.