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What does it mean?
Understanding new energy patterns requires comparing effects across changing situations.
In plain terms
Study patterns by comparing outcomes over time.
What can you take from it?
Use comparative analysis to grasp emerging processes.

Where it applies

  • research
  • forecasting
  • design

Putting it to work

  • create effect inventories
  • map changes over time

Questions to consider

  • What effects reveal the most about new energy use?
  • How can we improve comparative methods?

Another view

Data may be incomplete, limiting accurate pattern detection.

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