I would note that Alex Trembath's useful intervention to this discussion provides insight into why we can
expect global energy consumption will continue to grow, and tangentially why so much of that energy will be supplied by fossil fuels without an major breakthroughs in energy technology.
Not exact matches
At the same time,
global consumption is
expected to increase by 1.5 million barrels a day both this year and next, according to the U.S.
Energy Information Administration (EIA), with North America and Asia, particularly China and India, responsible for much of the growth.
Cheap shale gas is significantly reducing coal demand in the United States, but
global coal
consumption is still
expected to rise 2.6 percent annually by 2017, the International
Energy Agency said today in a report.
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions
expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings
energy consumption in India is
expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation
expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India,
energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world
energy use by 2040
In the IEO2017 Reference case, delivered
energy consumption for residential and commercial buildings in India is
expected to increase by an average of 2.7 % per year between 2015 and 2040, more than twice the
global average increase.
Global natural gas
consumption is
expected to grow from 340 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf / d) in 2015 to 485 Bcf / d by 2040, primarily in countries in Asia and in the Middle East, based on projections in EIA's latest International
Energy Outlook 2017 (IEO2017).
The
global economy is
expected to continue to grow, as well as
energy consumption per person.
The largest increases in
energy demand will take place in developing countries where the proportion of
global energy consumption is
expected to increase from 46 to 58 percent between 2004 and 2030 (EIA, 2007).
Although the
energy consumption of developing countries in other regions is
expected to grow at a slower pace than in Asia, rates are still
expected to exceed the
global average (Table 1).
The power sector, however, is
expected to lead the
global increase in renewable
energy consumption (IEA, 2004).
December 8, 2017 India's steel industry, like America's, is dominated by electric - based processes November 20, 2017 Link between growth in economic activity and electricity use is changing around the world November 16, 2017 Growth in
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global energy - related carbon dioxide emissions
expected to slow November 8, 2017 EIA forecasts growth in world nuclear electricity capacity, led by non-OECD countries October 25, 2017 China leads the growth in projected
global natural gas consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings energy consumption in India is expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017 Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
global natural gas
consumption October 10, 2017 Buildings
energy consumption in India is
expected to increase faster than in other regions October 4, 2017
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India, energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world energy use b
Global gas - to - liquids growth is dominated by two projects in South Africa and Uzbekistan September 27, 2017 Chinese coal - fired electricity generation
expected to flatten as mix shifts to renewables September 19, 2017 Beyond China and India,
energy consumption in non-OECD Asia continues to grow September 14, 2017 EIA projects 28 % increase in world
energy use by 2040