World Energy Outlook 2009

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Primary energy demand - that means power for electricity, transport, and everything else - is projected to rise about 40% by 2030 compared to 2007 levels. And most of that increase will come in developing countries. The total, global bill for meeting that energy demand? $26 trillion, the IEA says.
Global oil demand, after suffering two years of setbacks thanks to the economic meltdown, will resume growth and increase 24% over the period the IEA says, to 105 million barrels a day in 2030. That’s sharply down from the IEA’s 2007 forecast of 116 million barrels a day in 2030 but still higher than what many peak-oilers figure the world can produce.
(linked to article found by Chris http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/09/peak-oil-international... also http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2009/nov/10/peak-oil-f... and http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/08/crude-world-peter-maass-revi....)
Electricity demand will grow even faster—by 76% by 2030. That will require the addition of nearly 5,000 gigawatts of new power plants. That’s five times the generation capacity of the U.S. today.
“How the energy sector can deliver on a climate agreement in Copenhagen”.
http://www.worldenergyoutlook.org/docs/weo2009/climate_change_excerpt.pd...
The excerpt sets out the latest greenhouse-gas emissions trends, updated in light of the financial crisis, as well as detailing a pathway for the energy sector to achieve a transition to a low-carbon world.